I'm to the party late, so I don't know if a lot of this has been discussed but I feel like Calgary is just becoming overrun with fines and penalties. While I don't disagree with the majority of them, (and no, I'm not complaining because I have been hit with a bunch. My last fine was a parking ticket 2 years ago) it does feel like a bit of overkill and that they are being used improperly to help fill city coffers.
More importantly, I feel the police themselves are being used improperly and being used to enforce a lot of these petty crimes and by-laws to bring in fines, and not being allowed to do their real, or far more important, duties. I know I have been outspoken of the police on here before, but in this I feel I am on their side. This is an administration thing, and a civic thing, and not a police issue.
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