less respect now days for po po?

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Originally Posted by Quick281

I don't see anything wrong with cops writing tickets. They need the funding and to be quite honest I haven't ever received a ticket that I didn't earn. If they stopped writing tickets and their funding was increased via taxing then everyone would complain that they aren't getting enough out of their tax dollars.

It should also be noted that traffic stops frequently lead to arrests for many other things beyond speeding. Things like drug busts, DUIs and previous warrants for someones arrest wouldn't ever occur if cops didn't get out in the world and issue citations.

I befriended a couple of cops in college through a Mustang club and I couldn't believe the shit they have to deal with at times. If a cop asks you to stop and talk to him but you decide to run for it. I don't mind watching you get your ass kicked at the end of the chase.

Ticketing needs to be done with some compassion and logic. If you see someone going 15-25 mph over the limit in a place where that is easily achievable and they aren't driving like a maniac, let em be or give em a warning/tell them to slow it up. Sure some fool who is doing insane speeds for the road and weaving in and out of traffic and is most likely to cause an accident needs a ticket. Using it as a way to make money is stupid. I don't mind paying more taxes for cops and teachers, but I know if they raise taxes, it's still not going to go to these people. It goes to pork programs for whatever party is in charge...

Yes, they should be out in the world issuing citations, but they should be on the lookout for dangerous people and not trying to make a quota so they get paid that month. Better funded and run police operate in this manner, the bad ones usually don't. I know some local guys and they get paid pretty well and don't have quotas. They barely write tickets for speeding unless it is well deserved, this small community respects and thanks these officers for the way they do business and the town is better for it.

Every ticket I have gotten in my car has been 15 or under and I wasn't really doing much of anything to deserve it other than speeding. I got snagged by a speed trap. Did I deserve it for speeding, yes, I broke the law. This still pisses people off and makes them lose respect with the general public.