Cash Grabs

Michigan Police Chiefs Admit Speeding Tickets Are About Money

The above article tells how speeding ticket revenue has jumped in the Detroit area, in part to offset a decline in property tax revenue. I know how people will think... CASH GRAB!

I, however, am strongly supportive of such cash grabs when they affect my area. In fact, I wish they would bring back Photo Radar to Ontario and put it EVERYWHERE.

The reason is simple. Though I enjoy driving spiritedly, I'm not stupid enough to speed past a photo radar trap. THEY WERE MARKED. Let the stupid people pay their speeding fines, let the police services and municipalities have the revenue, and keep MY taxes lower!

It's a voluntary tax for idiots, and I'm all for it.