[maratbn]

Indeed, good point regarding the likelihood of mainly outside travelers getting targeted. I was wondering myself why the article had so few details regarding what was being done about this problem or why the residents of this town have not voted out the mayor. Based on the point you brought up it is likely that the town residents are not opposed to this stream of town revenue.

Sounds like in the very least the Alabama state government needs to get involved. Another obvious problem is that somehow "civil forfeiture" somehow became a legitimate process in the United States, not to mention the ease with which citizens can be ticketed and fined with no legal recourse, even though according to the 7th Amendment "where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved".