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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by wahnfrieden on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:44PM (#36924368)
Pretext stops don’t generate ticketing revenue. They’re used in the hopes of finding more serious (by law anyway) crimes once they’re able to get a closer look.
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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by ceejayoz on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:56PM (#36924480)
> Pretext stops don’t generate ticketing revenue.

Sure they do. They’re still getting the broken taillight fine after the cop searches the car.

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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by wahnfrieden on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:02PM (#36924550)
3/4 end with warnings or no action. They’re not pursuing dangerous drivers or fines, they’re pursuing targets they think they can escalate to more serious charges (such as weed possession, in other states anyway)
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