“St Louis Co. Towns Continue to Treat Residents Like ATMs”: Radley Balko

“St Louis Co. Towns Continue to Treat Residents Like ATMs”: Radley Balko May 30, 2015

Hey man, people rarely beat on ATMs:

…It isn’t difficult to guess which groups of people are most likely to be affected by laws against walking in the street, wearing one’s pants too low, or “spending time idly.” It’s also probably a lot easier to avoid citations for having toys lying about (I’m still a little surprised this could be illegal) if you have a nice long drive way, or trees or fences to conceal the front yard.

According to the Post-Dispatch, Pagedale has increased non-traffic related citations by 500 percent in the last five years. Here’s how this plays out for working class people:

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