Take on the police trap

There really is no bigger scam than the one my home-town's police
department runs completely legally. They have set up the equivalent
of a speed trap except instead of trying to work towards public
safety, this is set up solely to generate money for the department.
On a pretty busy street they have staked out a spot right over a hill
and watch as unsuspecting drivers fall into the trap over and over
again. The trap goes as follows, there is a plain-clothed police
office hanging out on a sidewalk along a well travelled parts leading
into the town. The officer is camped out by a blinking yellow light
just kind of hanging out and waits till a car approaches. He then
sticks his pinky toe into the street and since it's
a blinking light, forces anybody who doesn't slam on his brakes into
breaking the law. Not only are people legally driving down this road
at 35 MPH and stopping for what appears to be a drug addict is
actually more dangerous because there are cars right behind him but
the crosswalk is one that is never used, so most people would not ever
think to stop, especially since the officer isn't even attempting to
actually cross the street

While waiting in traffic in the opposite direction last week, I saw
the cops pull over five cars in a 3 minute period, each of whom
probably got a $50 ticket and a few points on their license.