Hate to say this, but I agree with them. Is it really necessary to pull people over for victim loose infractions such as failing to signal or rolling a stop sign? And then your insurance rates go up a hundreds of dollars? Mistakes happen, there are worse things going on.
The biggest joke is small towns and villages with low populations, that have their own PD. They already paying for a state and county services, and they have their own revenue generators to boot. Complete waste of money, one reason why taxes are sky high, and people can’t afford to live anywhere.
> Is it really necessary to pull people over for victim loose [victimless] infractions such as failing to signal or rolling a stop sign? <
Here’s a counter-argument. It’s the “broken windows” theory. If you let the small stuff go, you’re gonna get more of the big stuff.
Many traffic stops catch those guilty of more serious offenses. Traffic stops are as dangerous to the police as domestic violence calls. Bad people react unpredictably.
If you watch the “live” cop shows on TV it becomes clear why traffic stops are critically important to keep communities in somewhat decent shape.
Minor equipment violations are an indicator of other issues—probably about half the time.
Folks high on drugs or drunk on alcohol are much more likely to drive without valid licenses or registration or insurance—as one example.
They are also much more likely than the average driver to fail to appear in court on warrants—as another example.
Better would be to create legislation preventing insurers from usurious rate increases for minor infractions.
Certain infractions are worthy of increases like reckless driving, speeds 35 mph above the limit etc. or when the infractions reach nine points or above.