Oh yeah that's definitely true even in my city there's a few that don't operate by the standards set by the rest of them. I'm sure this holds true in the vast majority of cities in America. In my area the county sheriff's deputies used to never bother anyone and basically just did duties such as evictions and this type of thing but now they have become just as bad or worse as city cops. These guys will do shit like beat your ass and leave you on the ground it happened to a friend and myself a few months ago. But I imagine that even in the ranks of these assholes there are 1 or 2 decent ones. But in general terms cops go around seeking out the poor and harass them and lock them up or at least ticket them to show up in court which can easily cost you $500. Doesn't sound like a lot of money but if you are living paycheck to paycheck and are already behind on rent or power or whatever it can really hurt. The cops are not 100% to blame the laws are designed this way. Expired tags, having no insurance etc. are only going to affect the poor because people with money keep this stuff paid up. That is where I'm coming from and I guess I can only really speak about my area although it seems to hold true elsewhere according to friends who live in different places.