Detroit area police admit it’s all about the money
Jeff over at Wormtown Taxi brings up revenue generation in regard to public safety in Worcester today, which is a given but awful hard to get local officials to admit too. Unless you’re in the Detroit area where it seems police are starting to come clean.
“When I first started in this job 30 years ago, police work was never about revenue enhancement,” Utica Police Chief Michael Reaves said. “But if you’re a chief now, you have to look at whether your department produces revenues. That’s just the reality nowadays.”
“A portion of the tickets our officers write helps pay their salaries, but the rest is profit for the city,” said Priebe, a former Taylor police officer. “?’Profit’ may not be the right word to use in government, but that’s pretty much what it is.
“Obviously, revenue isn’t the only reason our officers are out there — but I wouldn’t be telling the [...]
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