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"So I know you're not allowed to do it by federal law and state law, but I do put stipulations on the numbers I want to see by the end of their shift. And we have in the past, the guys that can't perform numbers have been removed from all overtime for that particular grant for the remainder of the year," the lieutenant said.
The lieutenant, who has been employed by the department for more than a decade, will not be allowed to supervise the grant program. His other responsibilities as lieutenant have not changed.
Sheriff Patrick Hedlund told FOX 17, after a thorough investigation, and after speaking to Lt. Palmiter, he has suspended the officer outlined in the union contract and department policy, but has not fired him.
The board of commissioners approved the grant acceptance with no further questioning, but Newaygo County Administrator Tobi Lake believes the officer may have been referring to the requirements of the Office of Highway Safety Planning grant, rather than quotas. “That’s what I took, but I can’t speak for the sheriff. When we looked into this, it was the intention and responsibility that we have under the grant,” said Lake.
The grant requires officers to average a certain number of stops per hour over the course of their shift. A law passed in 2010 makes ticket quotas illegal, but there is a difference between getting stopped and getting a ticket.
Sheriff Patrick Hedlund told FOX 17, after a thorough investigation, and after speaking to Lt. Palmiter, he has suspended the officer outlined in the union contract and department policy, but has not fired him.
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck
Why would quotas be considered against the law? One would think it speaks to quality control. We know they're out there doing their "job" this way.
I see it was declared illegal in 2010. Someone said thinly veiled but this baby is totally naked and dancing in the middle of a busy intersection. So much so that I think if you asked the average citizen if the police have ticket quotas the answer would overwhelmingly be yes.
It's something every body knows. Kind of like 15 minutes will save you 15% on car insurance.
originally posted by: boohoo
We should ALL be trying to de-fund police departments, instead of trying to prosecute their employees or change laws. Such measures have proven, overwhelming, to be ineffective. De-funding police departments is perfectly legal and solves the bad apple problem MUCH faster, than constitutional challenges in the court system.
Activists should be finding ways to, legally, cut the budget for NYPD and all the other PD's acting illegally. By forming their own opposing PAC's (Political Action Committee) focused on chipping away at this single Budget reduction issue, little by little, across the country. Cutting off the money supply will stop them dead, cold, in their tracks.
Defunding government is a sensible voter solution to reining in local government By Dave Duffy
This is the simplest answer that nearly everyone continues to ignore.
LEOs are in place to do the following and NOTHING MORE:
1. Protect themselves.
2. Maximize their total compensation.
3. Act as a source of revenue generation for the department currently employing them, the union they belong to and the local governments authorizing their activities.
4. Protecting the commercial interests of national corporations (with PAC's lobbying on the behalf of these big corps)
5. Protecting the private property of large, influential, land owners, residing within their jurisdiction, that are also contributing to and participate in local politics.
6. Controlling dissenting narratives that would interfere with 1-5.
They’ve been totally co-opted, insulated from consequences and the citizens are picking up the tab. Its that simple, but no one understands this, nor are many willing to accept these facts. Also most importantly, that’s how Fascism works and in turn uses domestic police forces.
Here is a good example from a father and son experience with ticket quotas:
How a cop trying to fill a quota turned into a potential civics lesson
Wasn't it recently reported that NYPD work slowdowns resulted in less tickets and less revenue? Without the income from these tickets, the city's coffers would see deep cuts. So the city's "Revenue Agents" have GOT to get out there and hit people bogus with violations.
NYPD ‘slowdown’ costing the city $10M a week in revenue
The Police Slowdown Has Cost New York City Millions in Lost Parking-Ticket Revenue
Criminal summonses and traffic tickets are down more than 90 percent from this time last year.
How much longer are US citizens going to tolerate this "policing" farce?
originally posted by: vonclod
a reply to: AutumnWitch657
Quota's are wrong because they may have nothing to do with just cause..sorry that is real important. They are not allowed to pull you over for nothing.
originally posted by: vonclod
Sounds like they will stop you without cause..not good, and why he would say it is because they generaly have a free ride to do as they please..a casual slip up in front of us because indiscretions are not dealt with.