Well I can speak on Texas Law and not anywhere else, Quotas are ILLEGAL,
Just because it's illegal doesn't mean it never happens:
If You Didn’t Believe Ticket Quotas Existed Before, You Will Now
September-Texas: Ticket Quota Memo Uncovered
Police officers in Midlothian, Texas received a written memo ordering them to issue twenty traffic citations each month. With more revenue, police officials believed they would be able to expand the small department. WFAA-TV in Dallas confirmed the quota’s existence through unnamed department sources, marking the second time this year a numeric traffic ticket quota has been uncovered in Ellis County.
Having posted this I will say after 4 pages of a google search there is very little in the way of Texas quotas confirmed.
"""" If Police have to write tickects (quotas) then
stop the dirt bags whose stereos can be heard a block away, and cite them for disturbing the peace""""""
I think someone who has no REAL knowledge of the inner workings of Law enforcement feels this way.
I believe this was directed my way, and no arguement about the inner workings of LE, but that doesn't change the way I feel. I hate having to sit and have my windows rattled at a stop light, by some little thug wanna be. Stop and ticket this little runt. I bet there's no liability insurance, maybe some drug paraphanalia, outstanding warrants, etc......Am I painting with a broad brush, yeah, but I stand by my beliefs. You see these people on the streets, I see them in the ER.
To be fair and balanced: More Tickets in Hard Times - Real Police: Law Enforcement,Police Officer,Criminal Justice,Background Checks website...
And no, I'm not talking about people who have a friend or had a past relative that used to be a cop or any of that. I dont consider that REAL knowledge. I am gonna give you just ONE example of many that blows that theory so far out of the water it is a disgrace.
During a traffic stop one night myself and another Officer pulled a car over for what most of you would consider a BS violation. During that contact and after extensive field interviewing the driver eventaully was identified as a man who had raped and killed a six year old girl. He was taken to jail, extradited, and has since been convicted of the crime.
Obviously a positive outcome.
SO before you all go giving your opinions and generalizing probably the most uncertain and unpredictable profession. Get some knowledge, and I mean broadbased knowledge. Not "I got pulled over one time" or " I had friend who was profiled by the Po Pos". Contact your local agency and see if they have a ride along program ( most do). Go more than once or twice. Expose yourself to REALITY in regards to this profession.
And before the flaming starts, YES there are ****ty Officers out there, I have helped weed some out myself. I am under no illusion that Police Officers are somehow superior to everyone else. We are just men and women out there handling what most people don't want to deal with. Most all of our contacts are of a negative nature and that's the reality of it.
And for those of you that were wondering what the traffic violation was that eventually lead to the apprehension of a child rapist and murderer, and quite possibly before he may have done it again, and God forbid to someone YOU know.
WINDOW TINT!
