Bingo. It is strictly about one and only one thing, MONEY. No wonder many people hate cops, they harass citizens and take their money through these ridiculous methods.
"It is strictly about one and only one thing, MONEY"
And job protection. My city was going to cut police staff due to budget problems. What did they do? Reorganized and formed three new traffic units. This wasn't done because of traffic problems. It was done because these units fund themselves.