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Originally Posted by panerd
EDIT: The other problem that only locals probably fully understand is the fact that there are like 100 municipalities most of whom exist only to write traffic tickets for their town of <1000. They all could conceivably be under the St. Louis police department or at least St. Louis and St. Louis County police departments. Beverly Hills, MO is probably the worst offender. About a 1/4 mile of road outside a major commuter university for traffic ticket writing.
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I think most people understand this and also understand that the burden of funding these 100 municipalities' police departments by being disproportionately stopped and fined for traffic tickets falls on St. Louis's poorer black people. Therefore, it's not BS for these communities to feel unfairly targeted by law enforcement - racism takes more forms than just shooting unarmed people.