St Petersburg Fla more concerned with getting a buck then kid's safety

[Malraiders]

Shameful report:


http://thefreethoughtproject.com/st-petersburg-officials-intentionally-put-kids-risk-poor-school-zone-signage-write-traffic-tickets/

[katmondoo]

1. We have a hateful Republican Governor

That is what to expect from any and all Republicans today. Make life miserable for everyone from the young to the old.

[EX500rider]

3. Actually the Governor has little to do with St Pete PD's ticket policies..

....however this man here is more then likely responsible:

Chief Anthony Holloway



Don't know if he is a Republican...

[Glassunion]

2. it should be illegal for any municipality to include fines in their budgets.

Any municipality, that does this, is promoting the criminalization of their citizens. If the police don't collect enough money, the budget is in a shortfall which pressures the police to "find" more folks to detain and ticket. To the point where they may just start making shit up.

[onethatcares]

4. I live here in St Pete

and although I haven't seen this crap, I have seen the lone "speeding fines doubled"sign in school areas. I doubt very much that many drivers even think about that because as I keep my speed in those zones during school hours at 12 mph, I have drivers passing me at very fast speeds.

I remember a friend getting a $165.00 speeding ticket for going 16 mph in a school zone, he could hardly afford that so I guess doubling it would have put him in the system for life.

Remember the Florida state motto: Come on vacation, leave on probation, return on revocation.