[EGPWS]

In Minnesota I was pulled over for speeding and the police officer that stopped me stated that he didn’t want to give me a ticket for speeding however told me that the city council put him under directive to get as many speeders as possible because they needed the revenue.

[MPJackal]

About two years ago I had a meeting with the Deputy Sheriff for Lane County (Eugene, OR). He told me that they had been short handed and petitioned the County Commissioners to hire more deputies. The Commissioners would only agree to hire 5 more deputies IF their primary function was traffic enforcement (revenue generation). So these new jobs are directly related to the number of tickets they write. Makes me sick.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Get more tickets seems to be the order of business for counties short of cash. Our local Sheriff deputies were told to get between 5-8 a day. What gets me is its a mainly retired community where they have more sheriffs per square mile than the NYPD has in Manhattan. Do we need so many sheriffs? Its not like the Seniors have created a major crime area, unless you consider having a license plate frame on you car a crime. I’ve seen 4 cars at once parked in a side road where the sheriffs were apparently holding a meeting or just hanging out. ;o)