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The point about the Illinois plates is this: Wisconsin cops have it in for Illinois drivers. And let's be honest, all municipalities are using traffic and parking fines to fill their budget gaps these days.

Ripon is just outside of Fond du lac, Wisconsin. There is the City of Ripon and the Town of Ripon. A friend of my husband's who is more familiar with that area said the T of Ripon cops are Rent-A-Cops and have an overinflated sense of their importance.

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The point about the Illinois plates is this: Wisconsin cops have it in for Illinois drivers.

That bit of anecdotal evidence doesn't carry any legal weight in court, is what I was trying to say.

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all municipalities are using traffic and parking fines to fill their budget gaps these days.

Not in Ohio. The state govt. (republican gov. and legislature) is cracking down on speed traps. In the infamous South Bloomfield speed trap, you used to have the lights timed so it was impossible to get through without hitting a light. Now, the lights are timed to help you through and while there used to be a cop there 24/7, now I rarely see one.