The Seamy Underbelly Of Ferguson Starts To Appear (Updated)

[Baitball Blogger]

23. I also see signs of an attempt to make the police department financially self-sustaining.

Even in white dominated areas the police are constantly pushed to write tickets in an attempt to add income to the department. Especially in Republican areas, this is a necessity because small government type politicians are constantly cutting the budget. But in areas that are predominately black we're seeing this idea on steroids. Because the Supreme Court (thank you Scalia) has loosened the constitution in areas that police can statistically identify as high crime areas it is creating the need for more police actions through stop and frisk and no knocks. Simply put, they need to keep those statistics up in order to justify their thuggish actions. That is inciting the abusive situation we see today, but there are other advantages for opportunists.

Once the police department succeeds in becoming financially self-sustaining, how much longer afterwards will the Republicans call for privatization?

Can you imagine that nightmare?