Quite sensible in a country that is a “Police State.” Where there is a cop on every corner who justifies his job by collecting revenue for the city, county, or state in which he is employed. Quite sensible in a country where every encounter with a police officer is escalated to a search for narcotics or where the police are as rude as they can be in the hopes of escalating any and all situations into an arrest offense. Very sensible in a country where the Government is feeding off the people instead of working for them.
When a city incorporates in the USA, it becomes a "for profit’ entity. The city gets its money by fining law abiding citizens. Tracking down criminals takes time, money and man power, Writing a ticket to joe public is as good as money in the bank. The focus of police departments all across America is on generating revenue for the cities. This is the American tragedy but I understand the same thing is happening in Canada and England. The government of the USA is against democracy and becomes more tyrannical by the day.