My supervisor's husband is a police officer and he works on a quota. He has a number of tickets to write (I'm not sure how many) per day. After he writes those tickets he hangs out at a business of one if his friends until time to go home.
She has also mentioned how both of them have gotten out of speeding tickets (at least one time he was exceeding 100mph) because he is a policeman.
But they're not corrupt. fark 'em.

I'm proud that we've managed to so effectively beat Illinois, New York and Louisiana to be the most corrupt state in the nation. It takes skill to beat those three.

"Speed grabbin'? I've got my wonders about that," Killion said.

Ah, Tennessee.

Congratulations!

So the guy made $19,000 for 10 months work?

What they're really saying is that constables are too stupid to make a decent salary.

Is that before or after taxes?

Too bad nobody bothered to ask him just why he felt the need to get a drug dog if he wasn't supposed to be stopping people in the first place (the cynic in my would also like to know what percentage of stops the drug dog also gets out, what percentage of those the dog supposedly hits on something & the percent of the time absolutely nothing was found (or nothing more than the size of the drop bag that was in his pocket...)).

I didn't think it possible but apparently there is a group of police even more corrupt than the regular TN agencies.

Well sheee-it. Remind me never to go to Tennessee.

When they described this in "Sam&Max", I'd thought it was a joke. How would anyone actually believe this might be a good idea?

Day-um. I want that gig. I can have my day job, and then go out and write tickets for an hour each night - even if I only average 2 a night, that's over $16K extra a year for sitting on a busy corner looking for burned out headlights. It'd take me about 30 minutes or so.

ThisNameSux: Is he ticketing people for things they haven't done or fabricating violations that don't exist? No? OK then, I don't see the problem.

And this kind of perverse incentive wouln't nesessarily lead to that? Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Relatively Obscure: "Speed grabbin'? I've got my wonders about that," Killion said.

Ah, Tennessee.

Grammar and dialect issues aside, I consider the Tennessean accent on a woman to be the hottest thing this side of the world. Toss up on whether Finnish or Welsh women speaking English are hotter though.

drjekel_mrhyde: FTFA
From Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2011, Wright pocketed nearly $19,000 for his services
I would be outraged if he made $75,000 in the same time.
/Cops here make about $45k a year

I don't know about this guy, but from what I understand, most of these guys use it as either a part time gig, or are retired cops/military who use it to supplement the pension. Very rarely is it the only income they have.

Get Lost: Don't ya just love it when ass-holes are given an imitation badge and then the county or State don't create any regulations to make sure the ass-hole doesn't break the law(by doing things in a way to just make money), or making sure that when the asshole breaks the law and harasses people, that people can get the motherfarker instantly arrested for their crime..

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You said "ass-hole" twice.

/he likes ass-hole!

...I fail to see exactly how anyone thought this idea was good. Or sane.

/Seriously, what the fark were people ON when they came up with these laws?

studebaker hoch

Did the two minute cop have one of those devices that scans a license and prints a ticket?

special20: Get Lost: Don't ya just love it when ass-holes are given an imitation badge and then the county or State don't create any regulations to make sure the ass-hole doesn't break the law(by doing things in a way to just make money), or making sure that when the asshole breaks the law and harasses people, that people can get the motherfarker instantly arrested for their crime..

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You said "ass-hole" twice.

/he likes ass-hole!

He said ass-hole twice, but then he said asshole once. I think he does like asshole, but he seems a bit doubtful on how to express his feelings on the matter.

PsiChick: ...I fail to see exactly how anyone thought this idea was good. Or sane.

/Seriously, what the fark were people ON when they came up with these laws?

The Ten Commandments, Republican Jesus, and the Free Market. And prune juice.

djh0101010: If only there were some kind of sign, or something, to tell people how fast they can go in an area without being stopped. If, only.

That would be great. To know the real speed limit is one of the most frequent wishes of drivers. Dave Barry wrote a column about the secret. He eventually got the number from a Florida state trooper, on the condition that he not publish it. I know the numbers around here (under 80 on the Pike, for example) but long distance travel is more of a gamble.

Wow. I'm more shocked that they actually still have Constables.

I lived in a pretty backwards, rural county in my teens, and even THEY got rid of the elected constables because of the blatent incompetance and favoritism the position promoted.

Recoil Therapy: Too bad nobody bothered to ask him just why he felt the need to get a drug dog if he wasn't supposed to be stopping people in the first place (the cynic in my would also like to know what percentage of stops the drug dog also gets out, what percentage of those the dog supposedly hits on something & the percent of the time absolutely nothing was found (or nothing more than the size of the drop bag that was in his pocket...)).

I didn't think it possible but apparently there is a group of police even more corrupt than the regular TN agencies.

The scary thing is, to be a constable, you do NOT have to be a POST-Trained and Certified law enforcement officer. It's an elected position.

To put this in context, even unarmed security guards have to have a license.

GAT_00: I'm proud that we've managed to so effectively beat Illinois, New York and Louisiana to be the most corrupt state in the nation. It takes skill to beat those three.

Don't worry, friend. The one thing over which Illinois and New York can legitimately claim superiority is corruption.

Two Dogs Farking: Well sheee-it. Remind me never to go to Tennessee.

Consider this a formal request: please NEVER come to the state of Tennessee.

watson.t.hamster: So the proper bribe if pulled over by a Tennessee constable is 30-50 bucks.

Good to know.

Uhh....


39-16-102. Bribery of public servant.

(a) A person commits an offense who:

(1) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in the public servant's official capacity; or

(2) While a public servant, solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant will thereby be influenced.

(b) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because the person had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.

(c) (1) Bribery of a public servant under subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B felony.

(2) A public servant accepting or agreeing to accept a bribe under subdivision (a)(2) is a Class B felony.

To put that in context, a Class B Felony is the same tier as Vehicular Homicide in Tennessee.