Comments on: Michigan Police Chiefs Admit Speeding Tickets Are About Money

By: Zombie Thomas

Zombie Thomas — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:13:46 +0000

There are more behaviors to ticket than just speeding, so it should not be necessary, at least for a while, to trump up the false charges one poster suggested. Going after jaywalkers and crosswalk violators could generate funds. The biggest crosswalk violators are cyclists who don’t understand that crosswalks are not crossrides - if cyclists want to use the pedestrian crosswalks then they should get off their bikes and walk like the other pedestrians. A bicycle is a vehicle, with the same privileges and responsibilities as other vehicles. I am a cyclist who signals his turns, rides on the right except when preparing to turn left, stops at stop signs and red lights, and so on, and I would love to see tickets given out liberally to the idiots who think the rules don’t apply to them. I urge and support fair and equal enforcement, and cities could feed their hungry coffers as they train the citizens in correct behavior..

By: vandalay

vandalay — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:22:06 +0000

transfer all these stupid hot headed think they’re better than everyone else cops in small towns to places like flint and detroit where real crime happens. seriously in these small towns cops have nothing better to do than harass young people. they pull people over for air fresheners hanging on their mirror. i’m not saying all cops are bad but some of these law enforcers need to find a real job.

By: patrick

patrick — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:32:55 +0000

i wonder what the police would do if everyone obeyed the law to the letter. how would they fund themselves then. would they trump up charges…….i bet they would. wow you guys have a better racket going on than the mafia. where do i join.