Has the enforcement of traffic violations changed over the years?

[Ματθιας]

in NM, there have been news stories of police giving other police breaks on their tickets, namely DWIs.

Dashcam video shows deputies give officer a ride instead of a DWI

Another,

Video shows Silver City, State Police ignore DWI investigation of district attorney

NM corruption...

 

[keith44spl]

How/why did your department get a top of the line, flagship model Merc. Marauder?

I don't rightly recall now, a discreet vehicle, I was with drug enforcement....

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[keith44spl]

At what level of offense did you start "writing" this privileged (at least in your eyes) group?

When it became a public safety issue.....Reckless, impaired driver (DWI) etc...

Five or ten over the limit on the four lane...I never wrote anyone for that.

Fifteen or above probably got a citation. Drugs and or paraphernalia got em a free ride to the county cross-bar hotel.

Do you really want to be citing the ER Doctor or nurse, the volunteer fireman, other officers that you might need as backup on some lonely stretch of rural highway at 0'dark hundred when there's one of you and four or more subjects in the car you just stopped for suspected drunk driving and they all want to fight.

I never knew when I was gonna need treatment in the ER or someone to help fight a fire at my house or help on the side of the highway....

Policing in a small rural community where everyone knows everyone...it's different that working the big city.

I got away from all that road work....and moving violations.

Spent the last decade as a detective for the DA's office. Give me high crimes any day.


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[Golddollar]

Came right off'n the lot like that........
Everyone else got a Crown Vic P-71,

I just had to take what was left...


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Gee, what a shame!

 

[keith44spl]

Paragraph one is the BS that needs to stop.

As for paragraph 3, whoever issued the order should rot in prison for the rest of their natural. No perceived slight or politics should EVER stand in the way of effective law enforcement.

As I said before, when will the US stop this hick behavior and join the civilized world.

It don't sound like you know too awful much about
law enforcement in the United States of America.

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[keith44spl]

Gee, what a shame!

It was just karma, lucky day, or right number.

Or it could have be I was old friends with the Sheriff.

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[Golddollar]

It was just karma, lucky day, or right number.

Or it could have be I was old friends with the Sheriff.

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That never hurts!

 

[BigBoy99]

A few months back, there was an article in the local paper about how the local police are not enforcing the traffic laws. It seems there was some ruling by the NC state legislators where the traffic fines collected by the local police can not be used by the local governments but must be sent to the state. The monetary incentive for the writing of traffic tickets has disappeared! Fortunately were are a very small town and don't have a lot of traffic violations.

 

[S-W4EVER]

... Do you really want to be citing the ER Doctor or nurse, the volunteer fireman, other officers that you might need as backup on some lonely stretch of rural highway at 0'dark hundred when there's one of you and four or more subjects in the car you just stopped for suspected drunk driving and they all want to fight.

I never knew when I was gonna need treatment in the ER or someone to help fight a fire at my house or help on the side of the highway....

Policing in a small rural community where everyone knows everyone...it's different that working the big city...

+1. I transferred to a more rural area the first chance I got. When my turn came to lie horizontal in the ER I was really glad I always made a point out of getting along with EMS...

 

[Muss Muggins]

Sounds to me like he does . . .

It don't sound like you know too awful much about
law enforcement in the United States of America.

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[steveno]

in Minden unless you are going really fast you will probably get just a warning. the cops realize that in a small town you will have to live with them and they with you. it is much easier with just giving out a warning.

a couple of weeks ago a girl from Colorado was going to fast and a state patrolman got her for $200 in fines. she didn't learn her lesson as a short time later a deputy got her for another $175.

if you get caught and a fine you get you name in the town newspaper

 

[wingsfan]

The cameras that are everywhere have taken the discretion away from the rank and file officer these days. In car cameras, body cameras and even the person you stopped, have cameras out these days. I used to be a road patrol cop, now I'm with the investigative side of the house. I wouldn't want to be out working traffic anymore. The cop is always wrong, according to the public.