[brudgers]

From the article, the primary risk factor for being pulled over isn't speeding, it is simply choosing to drive. People are traffic stopped based on an expected stream of revenue.

Better to violation mine a person driving an old beater full of kids than a salesperson in a late model on their way to a sales call. The poor person is more likely to rack up insurance, license, and registration violations. And they are more likely to show up in court without an attorney to negotiate fines down.

As mentioned in the article, a poor person driving slow must mean they have something to hide. Understandable though it is, the mistake is to imagine this is anything other than a retail business. The police officers are writing violations in order to fund their paychecks. The judges and prosecutors are imposing fines for the same reason.

Flipping the light from yellow to red when cars are in the middle of an intersection isn't law enforcement.