The state control board that has been monitoring city spending since 2003 has red-flagged sky-high overtime in the Police and Fire departments as a major concern over the past year.
But a crackdown that produces thousands of additional summonses could easily pay for itself in increased fines, said City Finance Commissioner Janet Penksa. Brown indicated that if revenues increase enough to compensate for additional overtime, he wouldn’t have a problem.
“We could make a good case that it’s a sound expenditure,” the mayor said.
It’s all about statistics. The $1000 car with the $5000 stereo driven by the 16-25 year old is far more likely to have drugs in it than the stock buick driven by the 70 year old.
:tup: to Buffalo.
If you want to pay for police overtime by ticketing idiots great. Better than taxing the people who are following the laws.
hahahaha so what about drugs in your car. you only said if its loud theres a good chance theres a gun. lol so they can expect to find drugs for in your car. lol
Seems a bit big brotherish, but it seems to be for mostly obvious reasons that shouldn’t occur in the first place. Unless you’re super lazy/poor/scuzzy.
But anyhow, yeah. Amazing. Increased police presence in high crime areas drives down crime. Someone should tell Amherst. Maybe if there were cops everywhere ticketing you for everything they’d be one of the safest towns in America.
Fuck those nazi assholes in Amherst. They pulled me over for having a minority in my car. Despite the tickets for loud exhaust, speeding, tint and loud stereo I know damn well those racist crackers pulled me over because of my asian friend riding shotgun.
Srsly, I can only guess where you guys get “leads” from et al, but I’m willing to bet that you work harder on some then others, why?
I’m not saying I agree with the doctrine.
I do agree that it is effective.
Does it impune on civil rights? No, but it’s close.
Can you argue with the results? Sure, but at least there are results to argue about.