Police Ticket Tyranny and Government Extortion

Karen De Coster reports:

The Detroit News has put togther a nice piece on the ticket tyranny happening in metro Detroit. As Michigan state revenue sharing has dropped, and people all over this area lose their jobs - over 10% unemployment - the municipalities keep building huge, new police stations, courthouses, and jails. They keep spending money that they don't have, and when they know they can no longer pillage the taxpayers to pay for it all, they go out and take the money. Showing up for a court appointment for a ticket in southeastern Michigan is an unbelievable experience. The courtroom is always packed - standing room only. The judge pushes each poor soul through in seconds - no points, don't worry, just pay the extortion fee. A speeding ticket is now in the neighborhood of $200.

A monopoly can extort.