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In reply to the discussion: #Ferguson town leadership was running a multi million dollar racketeering & extortion scheme [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)40. Total fines are actually not that much
Seattle has a population of 640,500, similar to Boston (about 30 times the size). The city collected 59 million in fines (only 23 times what Ferguson collected.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/2015/02/20/seattle-parking-fees-fines-budget-revenue/23711745/
Street parking in Seattle is shrinking, and in the city's busiest and fastest-growing neighborhoods what remains comes at premium prices. Paid street parking can cost as much as $4 per hour, generating annual revenues of $37 million for the City of Seattle.
In 2014, those fines added up to $21.8 million -- 46 percent more than parking fines brought in a decade ago, according to data provided to KING 5 by the Seattle Municipal Court.
Street parking in Seattle is shrinking, and in the city's busiest and fastest-growing neighborhoods what remains comes at premium prices. Paid street parking can cost as much as $4 per hour, generating annual revenues of $37 million for the City of Seattle.
In 2014, those fines added up to $21.8 million -- 46 percent more than parking fines brought in a decade ago, according to data provided to KING 5 by the Seattle Municipal Court.
I'm thinking that the actual problem is that Ferguson's total comes from a much larger number of warrants for smaller amounts (can't find statistical data on arrest warrants). That is nickel and diming harassment.
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#Ferguson town leadership was running a multi million dollar racketeering & extortion scheme [View all]
sheshe2
Mar 2015
OP
It is entirely possible to have more than one warrant issued for one's arrest
etherealtruth
Mar 2015
#14
I never liked the aura of St Louis, now I know why. Thanks for the very pertinent info.
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2015
#64
This is the sickest, most vile thing I've heard in awhile, and trust me, I've heard some sick crap.
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2015
#26
What are you talking about? You do realize the DOJ forced a judge, the clerk of the court, and
msanthrope
Mar 2015
#66
Wipe the slate clean. Start over. Have St. Louis City run the police department.
randome
Mar 2015
#63