Toward the end of Monday’s council hearing on automated traffic cameras, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson revealed his true colors on the matter of law enforcement.

Mayor Vince Gray has suggested that some of the millions of dollars extracted from speeding drivers be used to hire more cops and bring the number of sworn police officers up to 3,900.

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