Comments on: Cities create own traffic fiefdoms http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/04/06/new-cities-create-own-traffic-fiefdoms/ Your Eyes on California Government Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bobby99 http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/04/06/new-cities-create-own-traffic-fiefdoms/comment-page-1/#comment-8937 bobby99 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:44:50 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=3511#comment-8937 Police spokespersons(liars) all over the state will say " We have no Quota system and and this is not a money making scheme." Police spokespersons(liars) all over the state will say ” We have no Quota system and and this is not a money making scheme.”

]]> By: SpuiousSteve http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/04/06/new-cities-create-own-traffic-fiefdoms/comment-page-1/#comment-875 SpuiousSteve Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:14:46 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=3511#comment-875 There seems to be an implicit assumption here that everyone who receives a ticket is guilty of the offense being charged. Where does one go if one wishes to contest the ticket? To the city? The county traffic court? The article states, "In Roseville, for instance, officers have the choice of fining motorists who fail to stop at a stop sign or commit some other sign violations $100 under the city ordinance or $125-$200 under state law." Since when has it been left to the discretion of the police officer to accept a "guilty plea", in effect, and impose fines? It is not within the police officer's authority to impose fines. What happened to "due process"? There seems to be an implicit assumption here that everyone who receives a ticket is guilty of the offense being charged. Where does one go if one wishes to contest the ticket? To the city? The county traffic court?

The article states, “In Roseville, for instance, officers have the choice of fining motorists who fail to stop at a stop sign or commit some other sign violations $100 under the city ordinance or $125-$200 under state law.” Since when has it been left to the discretion of the police officer to accept a “guilty plea”, in effect, and impose fines? It is not within the police officer’s authority to impose fines. What happened to “due process”?

]]> By: PRI http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/04/06/new-cities-create-own-traffic-fiefdoms/comment-page-1/#comment-838 PRI Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:23:11 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=3511#comment-838 Another good reason to privatize the roads -- all of them. -- John Seiler Another good reason to privatize the roads — all of them.

– John Seiler

]]> By: EastBayLarry http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/04/06/new-cities-create-own-traffic-fiefdoms/comment-page-1/#comment-833 EastBayLarry Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:36:26 +0000 http://www.calwatchdog.com/?p=3511#comment-833 I, for one, don't see a problem with these policies. Aren't the local police/sheriffs supposed to be more focused on the local scene? Our form of government is designed to be from "the bottom up", not "from the top down". If the state wants more focus on state ordinances they could get that by feeding back more of the fines into the local funds. I, for one, don’t see a problem with these policies. Aren’t the local police/sheriffs supposed to be more focused on the local scene?

Our form of government is designed to be from “the bottom up”, not “from the top down”. If the state wants more focus on state ordinances they could get that by feeding back more of the fines into the local funds.

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