Penalties for false citations and bring these cases to court automatically with required appearances by the officer involved. Then the judge would have to hear both sides.
After a barrage of these cases, police would tend to be more careful in what they document and file as a charge or a citation. No more ticket trap rackets. No one, including police, likes going to court except the lawyers. The number of these cases would go down as acountability on them would go up. Add penalties for false citations and charges out of the officer’s pay for incorrect procedures, false charges.
I just had 3 out of 4 charges dismissed against me for a traffic stop in Las Vegas. Let’s see:
1. Officer cited me for no Nevada license.
City Attorney dismissed because I am a resident of Texas and had a valid license.
2. Officer cited me for no Nevada license plate.
City Attorney dismissed because I am a resident of Texas and had a valid license plate and truck was registered in Texas. Everything in good order.
3. Officer cited me for failure to stop for or impeding and emergency vehicle.
City Attorney dropped because officer came up behind me in the left turn lane where I had stopped to make a left turn.
Officer wanted me to pull out and back across two lanes, stop in the traffic lane, and give me a citation there. I argued that was about the most unsafe thing I could do.
4. Officer cited me for not stopping at stop sign. City attorney dropped because he didn’t believe the first three. I got this citation because I was arguing with him, and he certainly didn’t like that.
I’m open to ideas, even opposition to what I’m saying. I’m not really arguing with you, just giving my point of view.
I’m a libertarian and a conservative, but libertarian first.