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Very disappointing but not surprising, given the general lack of traffic enforcement during this time period.
If they don't like their jobs, they should quit, rather than continuing to collect a hefty paycheck without working. That's essentially stealing tax money. Their collective bargaining agreement does not allow ticket quotas or similar measures.
There's also a pretty well-known issue with officers not showing up to court, etc. It's not just judges tossing otherwise valid tickets. My wife was ticketed once for her role in a car accident based on a failure to yield, and the officer who ticketed her straight up told her he wouldn't show to court if she challenged it; and guess what, he didn't show.
I agree the police are "shutting down," but I think it has more to do with a protest against the stop reports that resulted from the ACLU's victory in fed court more than anything else, and I'm not hugely sympathetic on that point. The stop reports were instituted for a reason, and if police want to stop having to use them, they need to adopt some systemic change.
I agree. Until we do enough shaming to stigmatize distracted driving to the degree that drunk driving has become stigmatized, that's unlikely to change.
Reboot MMADD -- Mad Mothers Against Distracted Driving?
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