Judge says he quit over speeding ticket quota
"Their municipal court is their cash cow"
‘Revenue generated from tickets pays for a lot of small town police departments in Texas. Without ticket income, some couldn’t afford a police force.
“Normally, when they pull you over for safety, they ask the ‘safety’ kind of questions. They ask you for insurance; they check your tags. This was none of that,” said Don Shaheen, one of the thousands of Texans who got speeding tickets in April.
Instead of being concerned about safety, he said the officer just wanted to write a ticket and then get on to the next one.’
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