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I saw her face change.

I saw her see where I'd pulled my hair out.

Psychological warfare was always considered kind of an oddity,

something done by freaks.

On the count of three, we're literally going to step out of our body.

Step out.

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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

How local cops are becoming tax collectors.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

So-called zero-tolerance policing has been embraced as a way of reducing major crimes by focusing on minor ones.

But there's another reason.

Fines and fees for low-level violations are now major sources of revenue for cities that have reduced taxation.

When poor people can't pay, they're assessed with penalties, often increased until jails

become debtors' prisons, especially for blacks and other minorities.

That's led to anger, resentment, and sometimes violent confrontations with the police.

We'll hear how backdoor municipal finance causes social chaos.

Today's talking point, the homicide rate in Honduras.

Can America now make it better?

First, here's the news.

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