Comment Re:Good (Score 1) 498
Your point is probably accurate - it is unlikely that fines from individuals have much of an impact on a Police Department's budget. Still, I'll bet they can have a tremendous impact on the budget of a typical individual. I imagine a person living pretty much paycheck-to-paycheck would be hit hard by a fine for DUI, and it would truly suck if the conviction wouldn't have occurred if the machines were properly calibrated...
Realistically, the margin of error, even on a machine which hadn't been calibrated on its schedule, may not be enough to have made a substantial difference, but still...