Chicago traffic ticket quotas?
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley issued a one day suspension to the city revenue director because of and email she sent criticizing the police for not writing enough traffic tickets.
Bea Reyna Hickey didn’t necessarily personally send the email, but she’s taking the fall because it was sent from her department.
The mayor called the memo a stupid email sent by some bureaucrat.
The e-mail noted how fewer traffic tickets issued this year compared to last year would cause a dramatic decrease in revenue.
The biggest question here…Does the Mayor think it’s actually wrong to encourage the city police to issue more tickets or is this only a problem because the encouragement was put in writing?
It’s the old quota issue. We won’t tell you that you need to issue a specific number of traffic tickets, but if you don’t issue “enough” traffic tickets we’re certainly not going to be happy with your performance.
If you have any questions about a Chicago speeding ticket or other traffic ticket, feel free to contact a Chicago traffic ticket attorney for a quick consultation.
Submitted by New York traffic lawyer Scott Feifer
