[Billthedrill]

...all video tapes related to the arrest and the deposit of the money were "not saved."

Who do these people think they are, the federal government?

[cuban leaf]

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [and women, apparently] to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

I can never figure out why Texas is considered such a bastion of freedom around here.

[TexasRepublic]

Corrupt law enforcement and governments are no better than terrorists. They are supposed to protect us, not oppress us.

[gdani]

The War On (Some) Drugs becomes less defensible every passing day.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

I wonder just how many more traffic tickets they’ll have to write to ‘get back’ the money they lost at trial?

[MplsSteve]

I am so glad this woman fought back. She had the financial resources to do so.

How many others can’t fight back? Many of these corrupt law enforcement groups know this and take good advantage of it.

[Gaffer]

...In addition to the $1400 stolen from her by the city,

This is code for "the LEO had a mortgage payment to make - and it WAS just cash, after all."

[bigdaddy45]

Good for her. I’m not going down the whole “all cops are thugs” route, but there certainly are a lot of bad apples out there.

[Wallace T.]

Esteline is a prime example of a city that needs to be disincorporated. There is no need for a police force, and has been nothing more than a speed trap for decades. Either that, or the state of Texas builds a bypass around that little dump.

[tje]

I’ve been through that down about a dozen times on my way to Colorado. A radar detector is a must. It’s paid for it’s self several times over.

[RitaOK]

I am pretty shocked the driver was unaware of Estelline’s speed trap mentality and funding source. It’s legendary in Texas. They have a record to boot.

The speed limit drop to 35 from 75 was deemed
unreasonable, so they had to up it to 50 mph.

Estelline is a guaranteed no growth, one horse berg with a terrible reputation and that record.

[Ken H]

Estelline, Texas settles with innocent, elderly motorist...

...The 64- year-old woman.

Hey, now. Just a minute!

[Buckeye McFrog]

I’ve seen recruitment ads from Texas cities for police officers. The starting salaries were shockingly low. Almost a guarantee of recruiting the corrupt and the criminal into your police force IMO.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Does anyone now doubt that traffic fines have absolutely nothing to do with ‘safety’ and everything to do with filling the city’s/town’s coffers?

Anyone who lives in or near Houston knows about “The Meadows” speed-trap.

[JohnnyP]

How much weed did the drug dog find?

[DannyTN]

The whole cash forfeiture scheme without conviction is unconstitutional. I’m surprised courts have gone along with it.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Taxpayers taking it in the shorts again for incompetent government employees again.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

One thing that pizzes me off about this story is that a 64 YO is called “elderly”. WTH.

[deport]

That should now be former officer.