This sort of thing was common in the 1930's in the south. If the country or state needed more labor to build roads.... Round up the ususal suspects!

I like to think that now we are past this third world sort of behavior, but in a society where there is little respect for the rules and the chances of getting caught are low these things will take place.

Until the mid 1970's a Justice of the Peace in many southern states was still paid a percentage of the fines they collected for the county. Can you say 'speed trap"?