Is Traffic Ticket A Cash Grab?

I can't beleive the following happened in the United States of America, "The nation of laws"

"Fire chief shot by cop in US courtroom, as town's tensions over traffic tickets come to boil "

The full story:

I especially like "With 174 residents, the city..."

When did hamlets of less than 200 started being called "cities"?

liveontheedge wrote:... the United States of America, "The nation of laws."

"The United States is a nation of laws -- poorly written and randomly enforced." -- Frank Zappa

Even in Ontario I don't think we shoot people for having the nerve to challenge traffic tickets. Yet.