Media Sensationalism@lemmy.worldM to Police Intel@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoJudge: Stamford police violated free-speech rights of man who warned drivers with 'Cops Ahead' signwww.stamfordadvocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkJudge: Stamford police violated free-speech rights of man who warned drivers with 'Cops Ahead' signwww.stamfordadvocate.comMedia Sensationalism@lemmy.worldM to Police Intel@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoHe was doing his part to maintain adherence to the law. Cops hate paperwork, so they should have been happy with him potentially reducing the time they had to do something.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months ago Cops hate paperwork, so they should have been happy with him potentially reducing the time they had to do something. This is true… but not if this department has a ticket quota. Or if the citation fees go to their budget.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWhich are conflicts of interests and should be illegal.
He was doing his part to maintain adherence to the law. Cops hate paperwork, so they should have been happy with him potentially reducing the time they had to do something.
This is true… but not if this department has a ticket quota. Or if the citation fees go to their budget.
Which are conflicts of interests and should be illegal.