Bingo. Speeding is illegal too, but I'm sure you've done it. You have to fix the real problem, and that is that police departments control their own revenue stream. Go back to ticket revenue going to the state, not the municipality and PD's having a standard budget like the fire department and you'll see this issue go away. While we're on the subject, eliminating the batshit crazy asset forfeiture laws wouldn't be a bad thing either. The amount of militarization in American police forces is incredible, and they spend like the DoD to boot.