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Police Infringement Quotas Revealed
Nov 16th, 2014 at 5:39am
 
http://www.fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/cops-stand-up-to-department-corruption...

Cops Stand Up to Department Corruption, Tired of Being Forced to Make Arrests & Write Tickets
Posted on November 13, 2014 by jstp

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Normal, IL — A group of police officers filed a lawsuit against the town of Normal last week alleging that the police department is forcing them to write a certain number of tickets or face disciplinary action.

Patrol officers Brian Larimore, Deborak Weir, and Todd VanHovein, were tired of being forced to collect a minimum amount of revenue each month or face disciplinary consequences. They claim the department is abusing its power and have filed a 27-page lawsuit detailing these allegations. 

The lawsuit states that each officer had to write at least one traffic ticket each day. They also had to write four ordinance violation tickets per month, and make one DUI arrest every other month.

More than just traffic citations, the lawsuit details the requirements to make at least two criminal arrests per month. That means that these officers were forced to create criminals out of otherwise innocent people, or face disciplinary action.

The lawsuit goes on to say that day-shift patrol officers have no concrete requirements when it comes to criminal arrests or DUI arrests. Those day-shift officers are allegedly told to have a minimum number of traffic arrest and ordinance violation arrests.

According to WMBD, Larimore, Weir and VanHoveln all cited separate incidents where they were disciplined for failing to meet the required number of arrests. The claims date back to 2010.

Deborah Weir said she was even suspended for day without pay for falling short of her alleged quota.

The group of officers are claiming that these requirements encourage them to make arrests without probable cause. By refusing to make the arrest and therefore being disciplined, the lawsuit claims Normal Police Department is in violation of Section 20 of the Illinois Whistleblower Act.

While city officials haven’t made a comment in response to the lawsuit yet, WMBD did contact Chief Rick Bleichner who denied there being a quota system in place but did say that they have “expectations” for their employees.

This incident is hardly isolated. In June of this year, another Twin Cities cop, former Bloomington Police Officer Brent VanHoveln was charged with three counts of forgery and one count of official misconduct for writing fake tickets.

He claimed it was to meet the department’s quota.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/oath-keeper-cops-stand-department-no-quota-syst...

Cops Stand Up to Department Corruption, Tired of Being Forced to Make Arrests & Write Tickets
By Matt Agorist on November 13, 2014


Illinois cops are standing up to their own department saying that forcing quotas requires them to make arrests without probable cause.


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Reply #1 - Nov 16th, 2014 at 5:50am
 
Hope the officers win with no backlash.

Disappointing to see behaviour that we all know exists being confirmed.
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Reply #2 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 12:45pm
 
http://practicalmotoring.com.au/blogs/leaked-emails-confirm-south-australian-pol...

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLICE WORKING TO INFRINGEMENT QUOTAS
POLICE SOUTH AUSTRALIA by Paul Murrell | on August 28, 2014

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A REPORT HAS REVEALED THAT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLICE ARE BEING PRESSURED TO ISSUE INFRINGEMENT NOTICES RATHER THAN SIMPLY CAUTION DRIVERS.

ACCORDING TO A recent report in the The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, police officers in Adelaide are being pressured to “hammer” drivers by strictly enforcing road laws rather than handing out cautions.

Leaked emails sent by a sergeant at Sturt police station made it clear that he was expecting a reaction from his Senior Sergeant because too many cautions, and not enough infringement notices, were being issued. “I’m expecting the SSgt to have some words,” he wrote. “We fell below our expected returns for traffic contacts for the last reporting period. We’ll hammer those poor people who choose to drive when we’re on night shift.”

That sounds more like a vendetta than sensible policing.

Another leaked email was written in May by a different police sergeant. It acknowledged three of the station’s teams for their high arrest numbers, commenting that they were “substantially higher” than the numbers written by other teams. The officer added, “What I would be aware about is our high caution rate. I understand it is the officers discrepancy (sic, we assume he meant “discretion”) but for any of the ‘fatal five’ (road safety issues)… strict enforcement should occur. Currently, Sturt LSA (local service area) is running at over 30 per cent cautioning.”

As would be expected, SAPOL ran for cover, declaring “The establishment of benchmarks in relation to road safety policing, for local service areas, branches and other relevant areas assists in achieving these objectives and in reducing the number of fatal and serious injury crashes.”

This flies directly in the face of any amount of data that shows quite the opposite. It has been proven, time and time again, that cautioning a driver is an effective way of modifying poor behaviour. So too is having a visible police presence on the roads. But, of course, cautions don’t generate income, and visible police presence makes drivers more aware of their driving behaviour, and so less likely to be penalised.
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Reply #3 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm
 
Or you could just not break the law.
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Reply #4 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:31pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.




Its becoming increasingly harder not to as new ways of government revenue raising are introduced daily and sometimes its not the fact that you got done that makes your blood boil its the outrageous punishment that doesn't fit the crime.
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Reply #5 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:45pm
 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-10-14/police-deny-existence-of-infringement-quot...

Police deny existence of infringement quota system
Updated 14 Oct 2004, 11:46amThu 14 Oct 2004, 11:46am

MAP: Glenorchy 7010
Tasmanian police have defended their right to concentrate on certain offences, saying it does not amount to a quota system.

The issue of quotas was raised again yesterday in the Supreme Court during sentencing submissions for a former policeman who has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.

Mark Nelson Butler, 26, admitted issuing a false traffic infringement notice to a woman in May this year while stationed at Glenorchy in suburban Hobart.

His lawyer David Gunson told the court Butler chose that offence because that morning his patrol was told to get 20 seatbelt offences for the shift because it was down on the seatbelt quota.

Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Johnston has denied a quota system exists and says police use performance measurements or benchmarks, whereby issues that need policing at the time receive extra attention.

"We do have, from time to time, a problem with motorists refusing to wear their seatbelts and it's quite legitimate for us to focus the activities of police officers towards those things that we think are important," he said.

Butler was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on a date yet to be fixed.
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Reply #6 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:49pm
 
Garfield. wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:31pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.




Its becoming increasingly harder not to as new ways of government revenue raising are introduced daily and sometimes its not the fact that you got done that makes your blood boil its the outrageous punishment that doesn't fit the crime.   



So you're suggesting that if yoi drive 98 in a 100 zone you will be punished.
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Reply #7 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 3:23pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.


Police I know are encouraged to fine people for traffic infringements, no matter how minor. Part of the police officer's weekly pay is derived from fines generated. A police officer who overlooks fining people for traffic offenses is shunned/chastised by his supervisors. Though a lack of traffic offenses can be possible, the police are strongly advised to fine people. If the police department find that the work isn't being sought, cut backs are made.
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Reply #8 - Nov 17th, 2014 at 3:57pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:49pm:
Garfield. wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:31pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.




Its becoming increasingly harder not to as new ways of government revenue raising are introduced daily and sometimes its not the fact that you got done that makes your blood boil its the outrageous punishment that doesn't fit the crime.   



So you're suggesting that if yoi drive 98 in a 100 zone you will be punished.



I'm saying that if you accidently do 105 in a 100 you will be severely punished out of all proportion to your crime.
I'm also thinking you probably only ride a retards gopher anyway so have nothing to worry about.  Roll Eyes
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Reply #9 - Nov 18th, 2014 at 8:49am
 
Garfield. wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 3:57pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:49pm:
Garfield. wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 2:31pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.




Its becoming increasingly harder not to as new ways of government revenue raising are introduced daily and sometimes its not the fact that you got done that makes your blood boil its the outrageous punishment that doesn't fit the crime.   



So you're suggesting that if yoi drive 98 in a 100 zone you will be punished.



I'm saying that if you accidently do 105 in a 100 you will be severely punished out of all proportion to your crime.
I'm also thinking you probably only ride a retards gopher anyway so have nothing to worry about.  Roll Eyes



They can only punish you in accordance with the laws of the land, which the police don't make. So your problem isn't with the cops its with lawmakers. My retards gopher still does 140 easily and gets good fuel economy.
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Reply #10 - Nov 18th, 2014 at 8:50am
 
UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 3:23pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.


Police I know are encouraged to fine people for traffic infringements, no matter how minor. Part of the police officer's weekly pay is derived from fines generated. A police officer who overlooks fining people for traffic offenses is shunned/chastised by his supervisors. Though a lack of traffic offenses can be possible, the police are strongly advised to fine people. If the police department find that the work isn't being sought, cut backs are made.



That still requires you to break the law.
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Reply #11 - Nov 19th, 2014 at 6:52pm
 
many blessings ,

break the law .. ?

like this cop ?



Citizen Pulls Cop Over Threatens Fine for Being Illegal
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Reply #12 - Nov 19th, 2014 at 6:54pm
 
Master light, the unmarked cars are easy. Just look for gigantic aerials sticking out.

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Reply #13 - Nov 19th, 2014 at 11:03pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 18th, 2014 at 8:50am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 3:23pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Nov 17th, 2014 at 1:23pm:
Or you could just not break the law.


Police I know are encouraged to fine people for traffic infringements, no matter how minor. Part of the police officer's weekly pay is derived from fines generated. A police officer who overlooks fining people for traffic offenses is shunned/chastised by his supervisors. Though a lack of traffic offenses can be possible, the police are strongly advised to fine people. If the police department find that the work isn't being sought, cut backs are made.



That still requires you to break the law.


Yes, but sometimes the police lie to make up the numbers. I think that is implied in the article. If drivers obey the traffic laws to the letter, occasionally the police will make up stories and pull you over for no reason. Rarely happens, but only due to the fact that there are traffic offenses happening.
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