Quote Originally Posted by rlditmars View Post
Remember in this economy there is nothing more important to the local municipalities then putting money in the coffers. Arresting bad guys doing bad things costs money, it does not make it. Writing seat belt tickets and tickets that fine someone for not having spent $50 dollars on a ambiguous permit, makes money. And when they force you to buy the permit you didn't have, that is more money yet. You want an answer to a question that makes no sense. Always follow the money.
I doubt if they even make money. It's probably costing them more than 50 bucks to write a ticket for 50 bucks...unless the cop is working for free, all the people who process the tickets are working for free, the tickets are printed up for free, the people processing payments are working for free, etc...