Nederland PD gives out cash instead of tickets

[Bigdog]

This is an interesting way to get people to slow down..

 

http://www.kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kfdm_vid_13221.shtml

[bullets13]

I say if you want to cut them a break, give the speeders warnings, and pull over a few good drivers and give them the cash.

[tvc184]

Let me get this straight, the cops are getting a bad deal in the press so an anonymous citizen gives a few drivers $50 each and it is supposed to make the cops look good? 

[tvc184]

..... and if I was the officer doing that, I would make sure that I saw an actual violation before and had it on video I pulled someone over. 

 

What happens if an officer stops someone at random with no traffic charge or reasonable suspicion of a crime (unlawful detention) and on walking up to the car sees something that he shouldn't see like a kilo of cocaine, a body in the back seat, etc. Those might be stretching it (but maybe not) but what if it is a DWI? 

 

If you see someone not signaling a turn, not stopping behind the white line at a stop sign or something else minor and the traffic stop goes to crap, it is still a legal stop.