On the way, Qian Chang told Muyang that there are many similar cases every year, and some tourists who come to the United States for tourism have inadvertently violated local laws because they do not understand some local laws and regulations.

"Does Brother Qian think this matter can be successful?" Muyang asked.

"It shouldn't be difficult, but the fine will definitely have to be paid." Qian Changdao.

When he came to the police station, Mu Yang also saw the arrogance of the American police, and in the face of Chinese diplomats, the sheriff in charge of the case did not give any face at all, saying that the Chinese boy must be prosecuted.

In the end, Qian Chang said: "The citizen of my country is just a tourist who comes to the United States, and he also has a driver's license, they came from Georgia, and the owner of the rental car told them that the Chinese driver's license can drive in the United States, which misled them, so they went on the road, and you can't require every tourist to know all the laws of the 52 states in the United States." ”

"Even if the judge makes a decision, he will take this into account, and we will hire a good lawyer for him, and I think it is not certain whether he will be sentenced to prison."

"And that Chinese citizen was beaten by the police, and now he still has scars on his body, we will leave evidence of these, and then ask a lawyer to formally file a lawsuit against the two police officers who beat our citizens, and through the US Foreign Ministry, protest against the violent law enforcement of the police department, maybe this will also attract some media attention."

Qian Chang even said such a thing softly and hard, which made the sheriff frown, and he also realized. It's not a wise choice to argue with a diplomat.

The sheriff thought for a moment and finally said, "Okay. Let him go this time, but he can't drive within Texas anymore. He also had to pay a $500 fine. ”

"You can deduct it from his bail." Qian Chang said.

Not long after, a policeman brought a bag, and Mu Yang checked it, which contained the passports, driver's licenses, cash, identity documents and other things of Liu Xu and Chen Ling.

On the way back, Muyang asked Qian Chang: "Brother Qian, how do I feel that the American police have the intention of targeting the citizens of our country." ”

"They're not just targeting Chinese citizens, they're targeting all people of color. The United States claims to be free and equal, but there is still a lot of racial discrimination, especially in those police officers. In fact, like Liu Xu, their vehicles are rarely inspected when they drive normally on the highway, but those American police officers take advantage of the differences in state laws to deliberately inspect the vehicles of some Asians, and then take advantage of this negligence to fine. Qian Chang said.

Muyang was stunned. Do the American police also need to generate revenue, he asked this question.

"Hehe, do you think that the American police are all angel enforcers, and the fiscal deficit of the United States is increasing every year. Office funds are tight, and it is natural for some people to think of generating income, which can be a way to increase government funding. Would you like to hear their little stories? Very interesting. Qian Chang said with a smile.

"Of course I am." Muyang will not let go of such an opportunity to increase his knowledge.

"There was an incident in New York last year that was due to financial constraints. The government has cut the office funding of the police station again, all right. The police department found its own way and issued more than 9,000 fines within 24 hours, earning more than $1 million a day, which is more than 20 times the usual amount. ”

In fact, the most serious place to generate revenue from police fines in the United States is in our state of Texas, especially in the city of Tenaha, the Chicago Tribune reported that "you can drive into this small city, but you may not be able to drive out - you will carry at least less cash, jewelry, and other valuable things with you, or even all of them." ””

"Moreover, they are not only targeting foreigners or people of color, but also natives, no different from robbers."

"Let's talk about a few examples that have been reported in the newspapers, a young man from Tennessee, Dennis, went to Texas on an errand, and was stopped by the police for inspection, and the Texas police seized some jewelry from Dennis, and also found $8,500 in cash from the car, which was the money Dennis used to buy a car."

The police explained to Dennis the reason for stopping him: he was speeding, and he ran 37 miles (about 60 kilometers) in an area with a top speed of 35 miles (about 56 kilometers). A police officer told Dennis to tow his car away. What scared Dennis even more was that the police believed that he was carrying a large amount of cash in order to launder money. The police said that as long as Dennis signed to confiscate the money, the big thing could be turned into a small one. ”

In the end, Dennis's $8,500 in cash was confiscated. Even the ring on his hand was confiscated. ”

"A couple with their two children was traveling from Houston to relatives in East Texas when they were stopped by police as they passed through the city of Tenaha. The police searched the car carefully and found a glass tube.

After the police searched the glass tube, they searched the car again and found no drugs. Product. Despite this, the police ordered the couple to hand over more than $6,000 in cash they were carrying. That money is what they use to buy used cars.

The police would not listen to their explanations and then said that it was okay not to pay cash, and that they would send the two children, a 10-year-old and a 1-year-old, to a child protection center because they "cannot watch their children live with parents who may be addicted to drugs and remain indifferent". ”

When Mu Yang heard this, how did he feel that the police in the United States were so chaotic, could this be the country that advertised freedom and fairness.

It seems that only when you go deep into it will you understand his truth, and don't be blinded by superficial things.

"Another couple like them, with 50,000 dollars, was going to Houston to buy a restaurant, and after they were checked out for cash, those police also threatened them with the loss of custody of their children, do you know how those police threatened them?" Qian Chang asked.

Mu Yang frowned and asked, "What did you say?" ”

"We're going to send your child to a child protection center because you don't say a word that we think is acceptable." , listen, that's the reason given by the American police, and in the end the couple had to pay for it. ”

"According to statistics, from June 2009 to June 2011, nearly 200 drivers were subjected to such extortion, and the amount involved was as high as $3 million. Of the drivers who were stopped, about 50 were detained on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges because they refused to hand over their money and goods. More than 140 other drivers were "ruined". The drivers who were stopped were predominantly black African-American. ”

"Did the cops get the money and divide it for themselves?" Muyang asked.

"No, they don't have the courage to divide the money directly, so if they are found out, they will be sentenced, but according to American law, these seized and confiscated money can be used for official purposes and law enforcement actions, and those police officers can use the money to buy coffee, buy beer, and even buy popcorn machines, use them to go to restaurants, and even donate money to their children's schools, hehe, and then leave their police station name and a good impression of themselves at the school." Qian Changdao. (To be continued.) )