OPD traffic quota

I have heard that OPD has a required traffic quota. Is this true?

We can write all the tickets we want. There is no qouta.

It also sucks that there is no special prize for writing the most tickets each month Probably becasue ticket writing isnt a contest, it is a safety issue.

I find it interesting that you immediately refer to a TRAFFIC quota as a TICKET quota. Not necessarily the same thing. I believe you may have missed the point of guest's question.....Oh, and thanks for the 'safety' lecture, which sounds straight out of the PR booklet. Next time try Cut and Paste, it's faster.

Quota, smota! Think for a minute people. They do keep numbers everywhere but then how else are they gonna track what does what or who is just jerking off. It's not for the ones that do work but they are human and you always will have your morons. Its more like required activity level. So you don't have that one that does nothing but watch the stop sign or the red light or just do radar.

How upset would people be to find out that no traffic tickets were written, on like SR 40. People love to ***** about cops, judge them TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN EVERYONE ELSE but call them like pansies when they are in trouble.

:? It is against the law to have a "quota". There is an expectation for traffic contacts during the officer's shift. NOT a quota for tickets!

We can write as many as we want that's the great part about it. You know what, driver's just make it to easy. Especially when they admit to their F UP on camera....duh yeah officer I made that turn, but there was no traffic coming.....Well yeah I saw the stop sign...I didn't know you wanted me to stop! Your all morons, keep up our job security. :lol:

We can write as many as we want that's the great part about it. You know what, driver's just make it to easy. Especially when they admit to their F UP on camera....duh yeah officer I made that turn, but there was no traffic coming.....Well yeah I saw the stop sign...I didn't know you wanted me to stop! Your all morons, keep up our job security. :lol:

What would you consider a "moron".
I can almost assure you that with your attitude, nothing can be done to provide you with "job security".
Maybe you have not noticed, but people and other officers are tired of bad apples!

Quota, smota! Think for a minute people. They do keep numbers everywhere but then how else are they gonna track what does what or who is just jerking off. It's not for the ones that do work but they are human and you always will have your morons. Its more like required activity level. So you don't have that one that does nothing but watch the stop sign or the red light or just do radar.

How upset would people be to find out that no traffic tickets were written, on like SR 40. People love to ***** about cops, judge them TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN EVERYONE ELSE but call them like pansies when they are in trouble.

Many citizen look up to you guys, but with the few bad apples receiving all the constant media attention, you get scrutinized.
There are many ways to track numbers, written warnings are one.
Folks we are in a recession, and citations for minor infractions in areas of low crime or traffic accidents are very expensive for the regular working class.

Morons are the ones that can't obey simple traffic laws, and obey signs or red lights, and drink and drive. These morons are the ones that cause accidents, and cause traffic fatalities that plague this county, so yes they create job security, for me and everyone else in law enforcement. The worst part about it......the morons that do this will tell you "oh I never do that" then when they get a ticket they get mad. As for the economy being in the crapper, it is and we know that, but don't blame the law enforcement agency for writting the tickets, it's still the people who can't drive getting caught, besides we don't make up the fine the clerk of the court does and if you wnat to blame someone maybe you should redirect the comments towards them. Remeber the ticket that we write someone could change that persons driving pattern and save you or a member of your families life. If people don't want tickets, then maybe they should take more responsibility in their driving. I recently got a ticket for speeding for 10 over, and I'm not complaining, I know I was wrong. The Trooper was very polite and knew I was a cop. It happens to the best and worst of us.
Maybe if you came out from behind your glass house and took a look around you too would recognize this, or not!
We do what we are asked to do! Tickets should be tool used for corrective behavior, and if I have to write 1 or 100 I will to save a life.

I'm lost, what do you consider a bad apple, someone doing traffic, or the ones that we retain when termination is reccomended then fire later. Yes I too would consider them bad apples!