Cops wonder why the public is turning on them... POLL

[Vette73]

Ticket Quotas

Upon being named acting police chief in Wayne, New Jersey, Donald Southamer issued a directive calling on his officers to issue more speeding tickets. He recently made the directive specific, ordering each officer to issue at least 144 citations per year.

And cops wonder why the public is more and more against them.

 

[FoBoT]

this is like crying "entrapment!"

if they are giving tickets to people that are not speeding, then a problem exists

if they are giving tickets to people that are speeding, then i don't see a problem

 

[Ryan]

I don't think I have to worry too much in my county - stupid spring breakers breaking the law bring in a decent cash flow for us

 

[ribbon13]

If those tickets were used to pay for schools, I'd be for it.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Let me sum up the ~20yo average ATOT opinion for you:

Fvck The Police*!


(*change to "popo" for the under 17 demographic)

 

[Demon-Xanth]

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/10/1029.asp

If you get tagged by cameras like that, did you speed once, or twice? If it's twice, what's to stop cops from putting out 10 cameras in a row and snagging you 10 times in 10 seconds?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Let me sum up the ~20yo average ATOT opinion for you:

Fvck The Police*!


(*change to "popo" for the under 17 demographic)

i think you mean change to popo if you are an atot member

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
this is like crying "entrapment!"

if they are giving tickets to people that are not speeding, then a problem exists

if they are giving tickets to people that are speeding, then i don't see a problem

If speed limits were set in a consistent way then I would agree with you.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
this is like crying "entrapment!"

if they are giving tickets to people that are not speeding, then a problem exists

if they are giving tickets to people that are speeding, then i don't see a problem

Yes and no. The laws are there to protect the drivers and those around them. If there is no endangerment to anyone, then it's just enforcing a law for the law's sake.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
this is like crying "entrapment!"

if they are giving tickets to people that are not speeding, then a problem exists

if they are giving tickets to people that are speeding, then i don't see a problem

I tend to agree, but giving specific quotas that need to be met ends in people that aren't speeding getting tickets or officers giving out random infractions to people that just happen to be driving through.
The police force has become more and more a revenue collection service than a body meant to fight crime, and I think that is just plain wrong.

 

[gigapet]

they have time for this because I can guarantee there is nothing going on in wayne new jersey.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/10/1029.asp

If you get tagged by cameras like that, did you speed once, or twice? If it's twice, what's to stop cops from putting out 10 cameras in a row and snagging you 10 times in 10 seconds?

Public outrage and backlash, as always.

 

[HBalzer]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
this is like crying "entrapment!"

if they are giving tickets to people that are not speeding, then a problem exists

if they are giving tickets to people that are speeding, then i don't see a problem

I just hate when they set up camp in places they know are confusing to drivers just because they know they can get fast easy money.

 

[Sluggo]

Only 12 a month? I dont consider that to be outrageous.

In your daily driving can you spot 12 cars a month that deserve a ticket?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Sluggo


In your daily driving can you spot 12 cars a month that deserve a ticket?

i can spot 12 cars each way to work (twice a day - one hour/45 miles each way) that are speeding or whatever

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
this is like crying "entrapment!"

if they are giving tickets to people that are not speeding, then a problem exists

if they are giving tickets to people that are speeding, then i don't see a problem

QFT

 

[AlienCraft]

The word is THAN not THEN

 

[DaShen]

Ummmm... officers protect the general public. Don't hate, appreciate.
I don't like tickets as much as the rest of people, but if you break the law by speeding and being a risk on the road (which most people who are constantly ticketed are), then don't go complaining about it.

 

[Aquila76]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Only 12 a month? I dont consider that to be outrageous.

In your daily driving can you spot 12 cars a month that deserve a ticket?

You only have one police officer in your city?

... each officer to issue at least 144 citations per year ...

 

[LTC8K6]

Wait till you get arrested for public drunkeness when you are still in the bar, or the hotel's bar.

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[Vette73]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Wait till you get arrested for public drunkeness when you are still in the bar, or the hotel's bar.

Link1

Link2

reminds me of the red neck guy after he got thrown out of the bar.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Aquila76

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Only 12 a month? I dont consider that to be outrageous.

In your daily driving can you spot 12 cars a month that deserve a ticket?

You only have one police officer in your city?

... each officer to issue at least 144 citations per year ...

Hell, I can spot 12 a day

- M4H

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Aquila76

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Only 12 a month? I dont consider that to be outrageous.

In your daily driving can you spot 12 cars a month that deserve a ticket?

You only have one police officer in your city?

... each officer to issue at least 144 citations per year ...

Hell, I can spot 12 a day

- M4H

Easily..

Officers up here tend to write a lot of warnings anyway..not so many tickets as (apparently) they do elsewhere.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Aquila76

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Only 12 a month? I dont consider that to be outrageous.

In your daily driving can you spot 12 cars a month that deserve a ticket?

You only have one police officer in your city?

... each officer to issue at least 144 citations per year ...

Hell, I can spot 12 a day

- M4H

Easily..

Officers up here tend to write a lot of warnings anyway..not so many tickets as (apparently) they do elsewhere.

Thats one of the problems they talk about int he story I linked to.

"Already officers have told me they feel they have issued tickets they normally would not have in order to keep up with department requirements."

 

[Ornery]

Doesn't bother me one damn bit. Am I allowed to write tickets? Are you? Then, who the hell is supposed to do it? Should I have to obey traffic laws while you travel at any speed you damn well please? Who exactly is supposed to decide that conditions are right for you to ignore speed limits? Some of our members are sofaking retarded, I can't imagine how they figured out how to register!

Woman admits to causing fatal crash

Blame the system