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To: Filo

You got that right. My spouse and I call policemen “revenue enhancers”. That is their main function now. But they won’t be getting any more from us. Nope, we creep along like grannies now.


20 posted on 07/07/2009 10:08:56 AM PDT by SaintDismas
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To: SaintDismas

As a patrol officer in a medium-sized community I myself despise “red-light & speed cameras”. We do not have them nor do I foresee us ever getting them. We do red-light & speed enforcement the old fashioned way......in our squad cars.


This affirmative action hired police chief is nothing more than a whiny bureaucrat. These devices are definitely all about the $$$. Here’s a little secret I’ll pass along: Traffic stops aren’t always just about that person speeding or not using their blinker......I’d say 25-30% of our traffic stops always snowball into warrant arrests, drug possession arrests, DUI’s, etc. etc.

Obviously this police bureaucrat has forgotten the benefits of having real officers do traffic stops.......because cameras on poles can’t generate criminal arrests like a real breathing police officer can.


39 posted on 07/07/2009 10:36:14 AM PDT by brent13a (You're a Great American! NO you're a Great American! NO NO NO YOU'RE a Great American! Nooo.....WTF?)
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To: SaintDismas

>You got that right. My spouse and I call policemen “revenue enhancers”. That is their main function now.<

there are still good cops out there that do what they should be doing, trying to protect us from the criminal elements of society.


108 posted on 07/09/2009 10:20:39 AM PDT by Munz ("We're all here for you OK? It's a circle of love" Rham Emanuel)
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