I think that re-directing the underlying funds that are associated with citations might encourage PDs to police for safety and effectiveness rather than revenue. It'd probably put an end to municipalities that write more citations than they have citizens.C-dub wrote: If Texas were to pass a law that all traffic citation fines go into some kind of state fund instead of to the city the officer is employed by or where the infraction occurred, as Charles has stated should happen, then I would begin to believe that an officer has no incentive to not tell the truth for traffic violations. Yeah, I've been a victim of this type of "lack of incentive to not tell the truth."
I believe in traffic enforcement if it's safety related.
I don't think it would impact a LEOs propensity to tell the truth on the stand. I don't see how that's a revenue issue - it's not like they're paid a bonus for more citations. I believe there is an issue with truthfulness on the stand.... An officer that did something he/she shouldn't - has big liability issues in a court room. So choosing a course of action such as an arrest really needs to be followed all the way through to the end.
Cameras worn by law enforcement would put an end to a lot of this and would protect good officers from bad guys who otherwise get away with things that they shouldn't. Use of force goes down, sometimes by significant amounts. Someone remind me why this isn't mandatory for all departments?