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pecosbob

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32. This will never stop unless police departments are barred from using fines and seizures for their budgets.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 06:32 PM

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Predatory police departments is the problem.

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A botched DUI arrest reveals a 'dirty little secret' about policing [View all] Jilly_in_VA 12 hrs ago OP

Little piggies. Dawson Leery 12 hrs ago #1

I was thinking about this song the other day ... Intractable 11 hrs ago #8

It's getting harder to find good cops. gulliver 12 hrs ago #2

For cops, we need to raise the bar. Shipwack 12 hrs ago #4

European countries train cops for far longer than the US does... Wounded Bear 12 hrs ago #5

Also raise the bar on how citizens judge cops gulliver 11 hrs ago #9

Better qualifications, better training and better pay. paleotn 11 hrs ago #10

You are exactly right Buckeyeblue 11 hrs ago #11

The crux of it relogic 11 hrs ago #15

A Lot of Departments Prefer Hiring Vets lavoosh99 6 hrs ago #38

Problem is not just them Jilly_in_VA 8 hrs ago #31

Pay them more, and you will get better people... Gymbo 5 hrs ago #43

ACAB. nt Shipwack 12 hrs ago #3

totally agree gopiscrap 12 hrs ago #6

And you're quite wrong. paleotn 11 hrs ago #14

The only "all" I know are death and taxes. paleotn 11 hrs ago #13

The blue wall of silence makes every cop a criminal. spike jones 10 hrs ago #19

Back before the Reagan tax cuts this did not really happen. The reason was that the states got money from LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #7

It happened back then, too. It happened to me wnylib 9 hrs ago #26

It happened to me also back in the early 70's in Texas. A cop saw my Arkansas plates and a LiberalArkie 7 hrs ago #35

Sure did. Top cop in Chicago for arresting "DUI's" making a fortune, and stealing electronics to boot lostnfound 11 hrs ago #12

I think in England the traffic police cksmithy 11 hrs ago #16

This same thing just happened to my son. Blue Full Moon 11 hrs ago #17

"Mandatory psychology exams and background checks would be in place." Jedi Guy 6 hrs ago #39

The DUI quota bothers me too FullySupportDems 11 hrs ago #18

Too many facets of our society have incentives that are are negative and counterproductive to the greater good. Fil1957 10 hrs ago #20

An 82 y/o friend of mine was detained and handcuffed BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #21

Cops lie because they can. happybird 10 hrs ago #22

I've never trusted police. GoodRaisin 10 hrs ago #23

FTP. The institution cannot be reformed. WhiskeyGrinder 10 hrs ago #24

I had a case with DUI. no_hypocrisy 10 hrs ago #25

That happened to me back in 1980. Dr. T 9 hrs ago #27

They legally cannot "force" you to take the test. You can refuse, and should, considering what can (and did) happen. AZ8theist 8 hrs ago #30

I was young and easily intimidated. Dr. T 6 hrs ago #41

That's the secret cops use.... AZ8theist 2 hrs ago #45

The quota system of law enforcement is the root cause. Dr. T 9 hrs ago #28

My late Father in law swore tickets went up when Republicans were the Governor underpants 9 hrs ago #29

This will never stop unless police departments are barred from using fines and seizures for their budgets. pecosbob 7 hrs ago #32

They don't need more funding SunImp 7 hrs ago #33

Yes, the Uvalde TX police had a toughass "tactical" team, thanks to taxpayers . . . hatrack 7 hrs ago #34

I heard about this story locally AZProgressive 6 hrs ago #36

There needs to be a stop in quotas Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #37

Increasingly Militarized Too 2na fisherman 6 hrs ago #40

Long ago, in a country far away . . . Aussie105 6 hrs ago #42

Pressure to fill ticket quotas? I guess the departments need the income Rocknation 5 hrs ago #44