There's a difference between the police doing their job and harassing people for minor violations.
The US Supreme has ruled that a lot of those little towns that set themselves up as speed traps are in violation of the constitution.
In the end, the job of the police is to protect the public. Giving a ticket to a driver going 1 or 2 mph over the limit is not protecting anyone. Those drivers are not endangering anyone.
Most judges will toss out cases where a driver is cited for going 5 mph or less over the limit. They will often reprimand the officer for wasting the court's time.
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