How you can tell the local police dept. needs more money.

[Demon-Xanth]

Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

 

[jagec]

Someone should tell them that speeding tickets are a better way to go, since EVERYONE speeds, and it doesn't clog up traffic (as much) to pull people over on the highway.

 

[BeauJangles]

I think those are more signs of how stupid your police department is.

 

[olds]

How much of the money from the tickets goes to the police department?
IE: 10%, 50%, 100%.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
How much of the money from the tickets goes to the police department?
IE: 10%, 50%, 100%.

If they issue a "city" ticket instead of a state ticket, I think all of it.

 

[phreakah]

Originally posted by: jagec
Someone should tell them that speeding tickets are a better way to go, since EVERYONE speeds, and it doesn't clog up traffic (as much) to pull people over on the highway.

all of the correctional tickets i've gotten require you to pay a $10 or so court processing fee along with the proof of correction

 

[jupiter57]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
How much of the money from the tickets goes to the police department?
IE: 10%, 50%, 100%.

Yeah, everybody thinks that!
Actually, the PDs get ZERO, ZILCH, SQUAT!

The actual fine goes to the state, the court costs are kept by the city/county.
At least here in KY.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

By catching unlicensed drivers, drivers with suspended licenses, that sort of thing.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
I think those are more signs of how stupid your police department is.

x2

 

[Demon-Xanth]

The PD doesn't get the money from the tickets, they get it from the city. The city gets the money from the tickets. How do you get more money? Make the city's budget bigger by issuing more tickets. The city council isn't going to complain. Just ask the fine folks in Waldo, FL and New Rome.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

By catching unlicensed drivers, drivers with suspended licenses, that sort of thing.

ah, didn't think of that but how many do you think they'd catch? my guess would be extremely few or none. not worth the time and hassle.

 

[tommywishbone]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
I think those are more signs of how stupid your police department is.

Correctomundo

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: jupiter57

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
How much of the money from the tickets goes to the police department?
IE: 10%, 50%, 100%.

Yeah, everybody thinks that!
Actually, the PDs get ZERO, ZILCH, SQUAT!

The actual fine goes to the state, the court costs are kept by the city/county.
At least here in KY.

and where do the police get their budget money...from the state/city/county...

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

By catching unlicensed drivers, drivers with suspended licenses, that sort of thing.

ah, didn't think of that but how many do you think they'd catch? my guess would be extremely few or none. not worth the time and hassle.

A coworker saw atleast 8 people at once in a parking lot being written up for one thing or another when he went by.

 

[Trikat]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

By catching unlicensed drivers, drivers with suspended licenses, that sort of thing.

ah, didn't think of that but how many do you think they'd catch? my guess would be extremely few or none. not worth the time and hassle.

I think there is a good amount of people who drive with "bad" licenses or no licenses at all. Atlease this catches underaged drivers, repeat offenders, and illegal immigrants. To me it is a great idea and would love to see many an increase in these types of traffic stops.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

It's a conveinient excuse to stop people. They are looking for illegal activity.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: Trikat
I think there is a good amount of people who drive with "bad" licenses or no licenses at all. Atlease this catches underaged drivers, repeat offenders, and illegal immigrants. To me it is a great idea and would love to see many an increase in these types of traffic stops.

But a major road during rush hour?

By major, I mean two lanes each direction with turn lane in the middle. Traffic was backed up atleast three blocks.

 

[Compton]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

how do they make money off of that? if you don't have your license all you have to do is take it to the station within a certain amount of time, right?

By catching unlicensed drivers, drivers with suspended licenses, that sort of thing.

ah, didn't think of that but how many do you think they'd catch? my guess would be extremely few or none. not worth the time and hassle.

They always find other things to ticket people for at checkpoints, such as expired motor vehicle inspection stickers.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Trikat

I think there is a good amount of people who drive with "bad" licenses or no licenses at all. Atlease this catches underaged drivers, repeat offenders, and illegal immigrants. To me it is a great idea and would love to see many an increase in these types of traffic stops.

What about people's constitutional rights? How about that little thing about unreasonable search and seizure?

Unlike stopping burglers and shoplifters where the police are going after people who they suspect have committed a crime, in this case they're going after the populace in general, the vast majority of which are not suspected of doing anything wrong. Yet the people are being forced to prove their innocence in a land where you're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.

 

[Britboy]

Originally posted by: jupiter57

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
How much of the money from the tickets goes to the police department?
IE: 10%, 50%, 100%.

Yeah, everybody thinks that!
Actually, the PDs get ZERO, ZILCH, SQUAT!

The actual fine goes to the state, the court costs are kept by the city/county.
At least here in KY.

Well KY's got plenty of my money lately, 3 speeding tickets in 2 months

 

[aswedc]

My local cops don't even make it that complicated. They send out mailings asking for donations to the Fraternal Order of Police.

I almost considered it, until I found out they endorsed W in 2004.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: phreakah

Originally posted by: jagec
Someone should tell them that speeding tickets are a better way to go, since EVERYONE speeds, and it doesn't clog up traffic (as much) to pull people over on the highway.

all of the correctional tickets i've gotten require you to pay a $10 or so court processing fee along with the proof of correction

I had a ticket for no proof of insurance in Decatur, IL and had no fine at all. Just drove back down from Chicago and showed them the card (my dad forgot to put the new card in the car). Also had a traffic ticket in suburban Cook County, IL and it was dismissed, no court fees at all. I believe they charge the court fees only if you plead or are found guilty.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Earlier this week:
There was a busy signal where people would turn into the suicide lane leading upto the left turn lane so they're not blocking through traffic. There was nowhere else to turn at the point where people were doing this. They were writing people up for doing that.

Yesterday:
Blocked off a major thoroughfare during rush hour for a random DRIVERS LICENSE CHECK.

A few weeks ago I saw a cop that looked like he was writing up a ticket for two teenagers on gas powered stand up scooters.

WTF???????????????????????????????

:|

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: aswedc
My local cops don't even make it that complicated. They send out mailings asking for donations to the Fraternal Order of Police.

I almost considered it, until I found out they endorsed W in 2004.

The FOP is a private organization. No government agency would benefit from them getting funding.

<------------- FOP member.