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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is mad Democrats are raising revenue without raising taxes

seriously?[/quote]

No. They're complaining that it's racist. Black people pay the vast majority of the fines, which are very expensive and can ruin people's lives. The Washington Post (and a lot of other publications) have written about this. [/quote]

Black people need to be given a pass then for speeding tickets. [/quote]

The fact that black drivers pay 5x the fines that white drivers do isn't suspicious to you? [/quote]

Are you saying that black people are less able than white people to adhere to traffic laws?[/quote]

See below for one study on the subject:

[url]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35868815/[/url]

"Black and Hispanic Americans have higher traffic fatality rates per mile traveled than White Americans across the transportation system, requiring urgent attention."

Please note that the study also explicitly controlled for the fact that different racial groups have tendencies to live in areas of various density at differing rates. Thus, it does seem that there are differences in accident rates among races.

Before you jump in and scream "RACIST!!!" for posting a simple study, I am acknowledging that this could possibly be due to poverty causing a greater sense of recklessness, a lesser trust in the law / system, or other related reasons, as socioeconomic status doesn't appeared to be controlled in this study. But nevertheless, the rates of car accidents among blacks is substantially higher and we have empirical data that proves this.

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