Wrong, if you were committing an infraction why would it get thrown out?

 

It's also pretty safe to say that if you don't break the revenue limit you'll be run over by an 18-wheeler, at least in these parts.

When revenue limits are set to generate maximum return, then of course people will break them. Just like all the other dumbass laws that millions of people ignore on a daily basis.

 

I wish it would happen more frequently. Too many people around here, and I'm sure alot of other places, drive like dumbasses. Not just commuters either. Retarded truck drivers are a common occurence also, but with their CB's, they know where all the cops are.

And seriously, If you were a cop, would you really try writing the most tickets for a $10 Dick's gift certificate? According to the people that investigated the story, the amount of tickets written during that week is on par with the amount of tickets written during any other given week.

And yeah, cops get on my nerves sometimes, but not nearly as much as stupid, inconsiderate, dangerous drivers.

 

just goes to show us what a shitty job they have. if traffic laws as they are were really worth a damn, they wouldn't need to give out gift cars to motivate their enforcement

 

yeah... what's it say that our taxdollars need to be subsidized an extra $10 to get these people to do what they were paid to do?

For those of your in IT at large companies, do you have a separate segment of your org that caters directly to C-level people? Doesn't that inherently create a double standard for support? or say that "our normal service sucks, so we are going to have some special people quell the stupidity of C-level execs."

do your damn job or get out

 

That doesn't sound too bad. They were motivated to go out to find speeders/violators on a holiday. Not like they aimed at innocent drivers. Don't want a ticket? Don't speed!

 

As someone who works in Law Enforcement, I don't see anything wrong with rewarding officers for doing good work. I personally wouldn't do it because of public perception, but that's just me. Plus $10 isn't exactly a huge prize either considering they are probably receiving some type of holiday incentive pay for working on the 4th of July. If you don't like it, than don't exceed the speed limit and you should be fine.

To vinsanity: Our job can be shitty at times, but in my experience, most people who work in this career field enjoy it.

 

For those of you that think it is ethical, that's your opinion. However, your ethical standards are lower than what is generally accepted for such an important profession as law enforcement. There is a reason that this is not common practice. Do you think that no one has ever thought of it before. The concept of paying or rewarding officers based on the number of arrests/citations has come up many, many times, as far back as one hundred years ago or longer. And it has always been rejected as unethical, hence the reason it is such a suprise when its tried.

 

well put.

I've always argued that speed limits and speeding tickets "criminalizes" perfectly law-abiding citizens and causes contempt for law enforcement. The last thing they need is a potentially dangerous incentive program like this to enhance that effect.

 

Sometimes I wish I still did it.