By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Fri May 31, 2013 at 06:47:56 AM EST
Tags: Criminalization for Profit, Public Sector Unions, LEO's, Andrea 'Ditz' LaFontaine - teeny li'l r, HB 4093, 0.10% of the $49B Snyder Budget, Debt Slaves (all tags)
via Michigan Capitol Confidential
Some Michigan communities are helping fund police department budgets by charging criminal defendants for the labor and services involved in their arrest - and they're targeting offenders least likely to speak out: impaired drivers.
Critics of the practice say charging taxpayers for specific offenses amounts to double-dipping because police agencies are charging an extra fee for work that is part of the job.
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And, all of Lansing spread its legs with zeal for the $50 Barry Soetoro left on the nightstand.
"This is a common-sense bill that puts community safety at the forefront of the argument," she said, "and when you have common sense and community safety, you really can't go wrong with that."
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