Tell that to the young white mother with no criminal history who simply can’t afford $400/month car insurance who’s living paycheck to paycheck who’s just trying to get her kids to the sitter so that she can show up to work so that she doesn’t lose her job. All because she had a broken tail-lite.
This is my story. It was years ago and I’ve gotten my life together since, but I had to beg and plead with that a$$hole of a cop to not arrest me and beg a friend of mine to come get me and take me to work. Then spend the rest of my day trying to figure out how I was going to come up with the $250 to get my car back. For a friking tail light
I can understand arresting for it in the case the person has prior DUI’s, was driving recklessly, caused an accident, is undocumented, etc. But they should NOT be arresting people over it for little infractions and moving violations. Period. There’s a lot more effed up things going on in this world the police’s attention would better well be served.