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Originally Posted by blueash
Is that really how it worked in NJ? If you could show you gave money to the police charities they let you go? And the cops have "total discretion" over ticket vs warning and what speed to choose to write down which certainly changes the consequences and expense of a ticket?
Isn't that a fairly damning report on the integrity of cops and equal enforcement of the law? Might not such a system of "total discretion" lead to over enforcement in one community and under-enforcement in another based on some factor other than the speed of the car? And wouldn't it be ironic if the community subject to letter of the law enforcement were to point out that discrepancy in policing and be attacked for doing so by the people who have been receiving BPA get out of jail free cards? At least you said snippy not uppity.
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I think the implication of your last statement is disgusting and insulting to the poster, as well as totally unnecessary. Yes, police have A LOT of discretion in whether or not to write a ticket and for how much. And yes, if you donate to a police organization you get a sticker for your car with the explicit notation that it does not grant you any special favors. I have a drawer full of them, but never affix them to my vehicle. Maybe it has a subliminal effect on the officer, it does show respect and support for LEOs. So be it.