In Redford, MI, police are being paid for the number of tickets they write. How is this ethical?
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2007-08-20 03:22:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It's not ethical....I am suprised there hasn't been a lawsuit over it. This opens a pandoras box of false citations since the courts tend to believe the cops anyways.
2007-08-20 03:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish we got paid for writing tickets, and well on my way to being wealthy. Everyone in our area always ask us if we get commission. We don't, but it would be nice if we did. By getting paid commission, police officers, are probably not using any discretion because they are worried about that extra penny they can make off writing the ticket.
I didn't even know that some police departments did receive commission. That sort of boggles my mind. police officers should want to do the right thing (give a break when deserved etc.), by getting paid that isn't possible. However, that is a great way for police officers to actually go out and write traffic tickets that they never would have done before.
2007-08-20 03:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by My girls love the Packers too! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have "performance standards". Quotas were deemed Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. I do like the idea of monetary compensation. I don't think that this is a good idea. This does not mean that the officer gets paid for performance. This just means that he/she gets paid to write tickets. Tickets are not the job. An officer should be out doing other things... Foot patrol (my favorite)... Business checks, routine patrol (to find the un-ordinary and out of place) Traffic is and should be a whole other division.
2007-08-20 05:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by wfsgymwear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some states require a quota on tickets written. It is tedious paperwork so there is compensation for doing so. Tickets provide revenue for the states legal departments from paying public defenders to adding to the equipment budget of police departments. As for ethical issues, that's another story. I know the majority of places have abolished the practice of ticket quotas because police officers were filling thier quotas early and doing nothing for the rest of the time.
2007-08-20 04:02:42 · answer #4 · answered by Colt 45 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course not! There are horror stories from all over about how the various governmental units are using fines to extort obscene amounts of money from the public. Fines were originally intended as a deterrent for lawbreakers, not a source of revenue. Government greed has turned it into a joke, and alienated the citizens against the governments and the police as well. Taxes are for revenue, not fines! I think that in order for this literal highway robbery to stop, money from fines should not go to any governmental unit, but should go to REAL charities (faith-based or other wise) chosen in a referendum of the public. That way, if there is nothing in it for them, these Governmental Thieves will have to go back to doing things in the interest of the public safety, which is why they were once known as Police Officers, or Public Safety Departments, not Officially Sanctioned Road Banditry Units.
2007-08-20 03:33:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question, it is something that that jurisdiction probably decided on to increase officers productivity. It is up to the people in this area to write their law makers and object to what is taking place. I can say, that this is very rare and I have never heard of another department doing this. Of course, it could be that the media is not accurately portraying the information.
2007-08-20 03:51:28 · answer #6 · answered by ஜSnazzlefrazzஜ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HI THERE DANIELLE,
Wow...........that is a diffecult question to answer. In a way I am for it because it would increase police presence in many areas, which is good. In a way I am against it because there would be way too many tickets written (which would be good for the city) to some people who don't deserve a ticket.....I am on the fence about this question.....it is a good question.. definitely one to ponder.
2007-08-20 10:04:15 · answer #7 · answered by sweetness #1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! The other day I was sitting at a light and a cop was in the next lane. It was a long light and he must have been impatient because he turned his siren on, went through the light, turned the light off and pulled into a Dunkin Donuts!! I kid you not!
2016-05-17 23:00:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10%
2007-08-20 03:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is neither ethical nor is it legal.
2007-08-20 03:58:09 · answer #10 · answered by wuxxler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋