[manbackharry]

One state (North Carolina) does do something very similar, that keeps this kind of harassment largely in check [1]. By ensuring that all fines and forfeitures paid in a county must be used for that county's public schooling, they've essentially eliminated the incentive for cops to paper as many cars as they can.

[1] https://jeremymarkovich.substack.com/p/why-north-carolina-do...

ETA: This doesn't completely solve the problem, as the federal government provides some air cover to keep screwing people over, but it does do _something_

[calvinmorrison]

you'd think, but a surprisingly high number of cops are married to teachers badum-tss