Police Tickets to Balance Budgets

Car and Driver magazine is reporting police are issuing more tickets during these hard times at a rate higher than ever to raise revenue to offset budget shortfalls of local governments... it is estimated that Dallas County gets slightly more than half of its annual revenue from fines and fees... http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/features_classic_cars/more_tickets_in_hard_times_feature/(page)/1 and http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/020909dnmetcountytickets.35b84f6c.html