Policing for profit by fines and forfeiture widespread among Georgia municipalities

How fair is that? What are the fines for? Real or imagined offenses?

"... Local governments in Georgia collected a total of $158,189,161 and an average of $330,940 in fines and forfeitures in 2019. Thirty-four cities in Georgia collected at least 20 percent of their total government revenue from fines and forfeitures (Table 1). Of those, five cities—Lenox, Warwick, Oliver, Hiltonia, and Rock Ford—collected at least 50 percent of their total revenues from fines and forfeitures in 2019.  ...

On a per capita basis, four cities—Lenox, Jacksonville, Warwick, and Tallulah Falls—collected at least $1,000 in fines and forfeitures per resident. An additional five cities—East Ellijay, Dillard, Darien, and Rocky Ford—collected between $500 and $999 in fines and forfeitures per resident. ..."

Policing for profit widespread among Georgia municipalities Analysis: 34 cities in Georgia collected at least 20 percent of their total revenue from fines and forfeitures. Five cities in Georgia—Lenox, Warwick, Oliver, Hiltonia, and Rock Ford—collected at least 50 percent of their total revenues from fines and forfeitures.