>> “We would have a lot who didn’t want to take part... “But then we’d have a few that when we’d tell they could make $60 bucks, they said, ‘What do I need to do?’”
So... their data becomes skewed towards a particular portion of the sample set — those who need the money (or value a relatively small amount of money more highly than their dignity, freedom and privacy).
Y’all can draw your own conclusion as to who falls into that skewed population. Poor? Minorities? Unemployed? Elderly? Your call.
But the data WILL BE contaminated, and any conclusions drawn from it will be highly suspect. Therefore, in addition to this stunt being an abuse of authority — it’s poor, poor science.
Taxpayers take it in the shorts yet again.
I’m kinda surprised they did it in Alabama. I would’ve thought California, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, ...
In addition.
They can collect the data on those that chose NOT to volunteer.
One squad car with a plate reader would do the trick.