SavannahMann
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Most City police departments spend most of their time writing tickets for traffic violations. This is done because the fines fund the department. The cop writing you a ticket is literally taking care of his salary and costs.
Now. The question of who gets the money comes to jurisdiction. Tickets written in the city limits are of course city fines and the city police department gets the money. Violations outside of the city limits would go to the County Sheriff.
See the problem? It led to a confrontation between two cops from different agencies.
This is not the first time such competition has started. Competition for dollars by cops.
A decade ago police in Tennessee were exposed doing much the same thing. Only they were using Civil Asset Forfeiture to find their departments. So the competition to get the money was high.
This has been the police force in our nation for a long time.
Now. The question of who gets the money comes to jurisdiction. Tickets written in the city limits are of course city fines and the city police department gets the money. Violations outside of the city limits would go to the County Sheriff.
See the problem? It led to a confrontation between two cops from different agencies.
Watch: Georgia sheriff and city sergeant threaten to arrest each other
The Towns County Sheriff intervened in the middle of a Hiawassee sergeant’s traffic stop as part of an heated dispute between the police agencies
www.11alive.com
This is not the first time such competition has started. Competition for dollars by cops.
A decade ago police in Tennessee were exposed doing much the same thing. Only they were using Civil Asset Forfeiture to find their departments. So the competition to get the money was high.
This has been the police force in our nation for a long time.