Guys I just discovered the town equivalent of Bashford Antiques!: This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. If You Fight Your Ticket, the Mayor Is Your Judge.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/fenton-louisiana-brought-in-1-million-through-mayors-courtOpen linkView original on lemmy.nz
Being an ignorant Aussie I had to google Bashford Antiques and holy shit what a wild and entertaining ride that was
As a Kiwi I still had to look it up
Me too, but I didn't get too far through reading about it before it all came flooding back.
There is actually a movie about it called Mr Organ. I recommend it.
Isn't it just?! I haven't seen the movie yet but I really want to.
This is basically the plot to Nothing but Trouble.
I also read the comment on the cross-posted thread lol.