never EVER drive through this town
Legal or not, this is the most unethical written police procedure I've ever heard of.
MI Police Paid By Number Of Tickets Written
Monday, 20 August 2007
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.
WDIV-TV
Redford Police's recent policy change pays officers time-and-a-half their hourly wages, according the number of tickets written, and not the actual hours worked.
For every two traffic tickets an officer writes, they will get paid for one hour of overtime, even if writing the tickets took less than an hour, according to Redford police.
On average, a Redford Police officer makes $41 an hour for overtime.
Redford Police said they instated the police traffic detail program as an incentive for officers working overtime to concentrate on traffic enforcement.
The new policy is controversial among residents.
"They're just making money," said Eric Norman.
Redford Township residents said police seem to be everywhere -- handing out $140 traffic violations. "Being a college student, you need as much money as you had," said Norman.
Police said the change have increased police presence and revenue in the city.
Officers said every time the program goes into effect, the fatality numbers decrease, and the program is for the citizen's safety.
MI Police Paid By Number Of Tickets Written
Monday, 20 August 2007
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.
WDIV-TV
Redford Police's recent policy change pays officers time-and-a-half their hourly wages, according the number of tickets written, and not the actual hours worked.
For every two traffic tickets an officer writes, they will get paid for one hour of overtime, even if writing the tickets took less than an hour, according to Redford police.
On average, a Redford Police officer makes $41 an hour for overtime.
Redford Police said they instated the police traffic detail program as an incentive for officers working overtime to concentrate on traffic enforcement.
The new policy is controversial among residents.
"They're just making money," said Eric Norman.
Redford Township residents said police seem to be everywhere -- handing out $140 traffic violations. "Being a college student, you need as much money as you had," said Norman.
Police said the change have increased police presence and revenue in the city.
Officers said every time the program goes into effect, the fatality numbers decrease, and the program is for the citizen's safety.
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Tyrone OK, a piss-ant town in the panhandle: 2am January Second 2001, took my foot off the gas as soon as I passed the reduced speed sign, and still got a ticket from a couple of giggling cops with double handfuls of the things. "We got to protect the kids in the town!" Yeah, right, and maybe buy a few nice things for the police station too. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by RustyBones
quote:Originally posted by chuck
Back in 1957 (yes I can remember that far back) I got a ticket in NEBO, KENTUCKY Population 75 people, It was 3am, the town was about 2 blocks long and they had a brand new cop car with all the latest radar stuff I was speeding, doing 5 miles over the 10 mile an hr speed limit. we went to the judge house and I paid it right their. talk about a cooked town.[V]
the current population has boomed to over 200
Hey Rusty, is the town still as crooked as it was back then??? Or did my letter to the governor do some good?0
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