Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
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Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets - Redford police officers can write traffic tickets on overtime, at one-and-a-half times their hourly wage, and get paid according to the number of tickets written, not the hours worked.
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Somehow, someway, someone is gonna legally yank the City's chain for trying that. Sheesh! pizzes me off.... need another cup of black coffee and a handful of Jelly Bellys to calm down.
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RE: Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
ORIGINAL: dynamike74
Kinda makes the whole concept of writing tickets for safety questionable, huh?
Kinda makes the whole concept of writing tickets for safety questionable, huh?
For example, we have "extra enforcement" programs here, that are funded by state or federal grant monies. One program might be to target child restraint and adult seatbelt usage, and the next might be targeting speed and alcohol. The Officers working these programs are on overtime, so they are making time and 1/2.
You have to be on an approved list (approval made by the Chain of Command) to work these activities. To maintain eligibility on the list, you have to show to be productive. In other words, don't come in and get paid time and 1/2, and then only write one ticket in a 4 hr shift. They expect productivity, which I can understand. Expecting somebody to write 2 tickets an hour is not unreasonable, and quite honestly is very easy to do.
I have to wonder if somebody has twisted an expected "standard" into a "Pay Incentive" for the purposes of dirty journalism. (and no, I am not referring to you Mike).
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RE: Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
ORIGINAL: CSI Topeka
It makes we wonder if somebody along the line has misconstrued and/or twisted the "operational guidelines" behind this overtime program.
For example, we have "extra enforcement" programs here, that are funded by state or federal grant monies. One program might be to target child restraint and adult seatbelt usage, and the next might be targeting speed and alcohol. The Officers working these programs are on overtime, so they are making time and 1/2.
You have to be on an approved list (approval made by the Chain of Command) to work these activities. To maintain eligibility on the list, you have to show to be productive. In other words, don't come in and get paid time and 1/2, and then only write one ticket in a 4 hr shift. They expect productivity, which I can understand. Expecting somebody to write 2 tickets an hour is not unreasonable, and quite honestly is very easy to do.
I have to wonder if somebody has twisted an expected "standard" into a "Pay Incentive" for the purposes of dirty journalism. (and no, I am not referring to you Mike).
ORIGINAL: dynamike74
Kinda makes the whole concept of writing tickets for safety questionable, huh?
Kinda makes the whole concept of writing tickets for safety questionable, huh?
For example, we have "extra enforcement" programs here, that are funded by state or federal grant monies. One program might be to target child restraint and adult seatbelt usage, and the next might be targeting speed and alcohol. The Officers working these programs are on overtime, so they are making time and 1/2.
You have to be on an approved list (approval made by the Chain of Command) to work these activities. To maintain eligibility on the list, you have to show to be productive. In other words, don't come in and get paid time and 1/2, and then only write one ticket in a 4 hr shift. They expect productivity, which I can understand. Expecting somebody to write 2 tickets an hour is not unreasonable, and quite honestly is very easy to do.
I have to wonder if somebody has twisted an expected "standard" into a "Pay Incentive" for the purposes of dirty journalism. (and no, I am not referring to you Mike).
I can understand the whole productivity issue, but if people aren't breaking the law, then should we decrease our police force. That's kinda what that program is incenuating. I'm also not a firm beleiver that speeding citations really impact street safety.
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RE: Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
"Damn the man... save the Empire."
Lets not kid ourselves and say this isn'tin place just about everywhere.
I have noticed a much larger presence - probably getting ready for the anklebiters to head back to school.
Lets not kid ourselves and say this isn'tin place just about everywhere.
I have noticed a much larger presence - probably getting ready for the anklebiters to head back to school.
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RE: Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
ORIGINAL: DanoTime
I have noticed a much larger presence - probably getting ready for the anklebiters to head back to school.
I have noticed a much larger presence - probably getting ready for the anklebiters to head back to school.
One place I NEVER gave a break on speed, was in a school zone.
The biggest violators? Parents of kids in the particular school I was at, and FACULTY of that school.
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RE: Incentive Brings Out More Cops and Traffic Tickets
These folks passing these laws were elected into office. Send them a message and tell them you do not approve of this bill and if this is what they want you want to vote them out of office. You can go to city hall meetings also. They won't let me go. All I want to take is a handgranide.
