Yep.....hardly
Ferguson's budget relies heavily on public safety and court fines that have skyrocketed in recent years. A review of Ferguson’s financial statements indicates that court fine collections now account for one-fifth of total operating revenue. The St. Louis suburb of about 21,000 residents took in more than $2.5 million in municipal court revenue last fiscal year, representing an 80 percent increase from only two years prior, when fines netted about $1.4 million.
http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-ferguson-missouri-court-fines-budget.html
Cut the criminal justice system budgets, limit fines collected to only 10% and shut down the standing army that our forefathers warned us about. We have created a monster since 911.