Well said. Taibbi is well versed on the systemic issues with policing. But I also don't think it's wrong to argue policing is racist, but the 'why' gets left out. Policing is about keeping the wealthy 'safe', and that means coming down like a ton of bricks on the poor, which just so happens to be minorities a lot of the time. The police have a systemic racism problem that is due to its adherence to class-based punishment. A fine is only punishment for those that can't pay it.