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The average cop won't write enough tickets in his career to pay for even two entire years of his employment.


Cops would be employed whether they write tickets or not. We would still have real crime. If it were not about the money, you would have to do community service instead of paying a fine. That would be more of a detriment and people would comply in most cases. A cop visibly sitting on the side of the road is as much of a detriment to any traffic violations as one writing a ticket but produces no revenue. Spin it how you want, but the ones in charge want the money and will urge the police to write tickets. They might not say it right out loud but the message will get across. miles

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