In France and in Britain the same phenomen has been observed : there are less policemen to be seen walking on their local beat but... motorists are being sent many more speeding fines and tickets for unpaid parking !
The reason for this is obvious ! Police are now occupied in their stations watching live cameras which report incidents in many more places than just one local beat !
However, these cameras are in no way as dissuasive as Policemen on the spot on their beat !
But, the ever increasing receipts from "speeding fines" provide welcome funds for local authority coffers !
What is this revenue being used for ? Is it to provide security for local citizens ? Or, is it earmarked for constructing more Prisons, so that judges are not obliged to mete out soft justice for serious crimes, because Prisons are too overcrowded ?
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