Los Angeles Police Department Busted For Mandating "Big Ticket" Quotas From Officers

A jury on Monday awarded $2 million to two Los Angeles police officers in a civil suit against the city and the department alleging there was a "quota system" for writing traffic tickets on the city's Westside.

Officers Howard Chan and David Benioff, veteran motor officers with the LAPD's West Traffic Division, sued the department in 2009, alleging that their captain mandated each motor officer to write 18 tickets a day, according to the suit.

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david999 - 4/12/2011 2:13:19 PM

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This is news? All big cities have quotas mandated for their traffic enforcement divisions. It is called "revenue generating" for the city

LexSucks - 4/12/2011 4:48:02 PM

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And that makes it OK?

HSCenterconsole - 4/12/2011 2:16:09 PM

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Another typo from one of the official "Agents."

009, the police department is "manadating?" I didn't realize male cops were dating other male cops.

Agent009 - 4/12/2011 2:36:24 PM

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Dear Santa,

I have been a good boy this year, and all I want for Christmas is spell check and an edit button...

Agent009

internationalmanofmystery - 4/12/2011 3:05:57 PM

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And by the way, there was NO typo! Somebody skipped grammar in kiddie school! Make sure you are right BEFORE you criticize! :)

upwards - 4/13/2011 4:10:16 AM

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Just get rid of that sorry Safari and get Firefox 009

Agent009 - 4/12/2011 2:37:00 PM

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Only in Cinci and if you have big rims.

internationalmanofmystery - 4/12/2011 3:03:13 PM

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No, just practice until they get to you!

LexSucks - 4/12/2011 5:54:16 PM

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Sportbike80,

You are really showing your true colors. Thread doesn't mention anything about race yet you bring up race. Why?

LexSucks - 4/12/2011 7:28:13 PM

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"Let me guess, if a black person gets a ticket, it is racial profiling."

- If you boosted this racist drivel, then you are a racist. Be proud.

truckman - 4/12/2011 4:42:23 PM

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North America is supposed to be a democracy, how is it that we let the gov. purposely dictate slow speed limits to collect revenue for the country? Especially alleged construction zones devoid of any construction, thus people speed through work zones and then flaggers get killed, all for a few $$ the gov. can collect of the speeders, if they had mandatory flaggers 200 yards before every work zone nobody would speed through them.

AdmiralT20 - 4/13/2011 7:18:09 AM

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Been a democracy means you elect officials to act on your behalf.
So the government is acting on your behalf because you elected them to do so.

truckman - 4/13/2011 3:55:57 PM

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I mostly agree with what you state, but for some reason there is still too much control inside the gov. behind closed doors, they have made "speeding" an extra tax, especially in America, I have heard of people getting tickets driving 1mph over the speed limit, try and tell me that is saving everyones lives and isn't a tax grab, America almost shut down the whole Gov. a few days ago because you are all so broke, ironically the big wigs are still getting millions a year doing almost nothing while the working poor are paying for everything.

iamdabest1 - 4/13/2011 12:51:06 AM

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i dont even want to hear minorities bitch and moan about how bad life is... you have affirmative action, enjoy your weakness.

LexSucks - 4/13/2011 10:01:59 AM

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Enjoy your declining US Population numbers.

993Turbo - 4/13/2011 9:04:42 AM

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Quotas are a measure of performance and totally legal. As long as the ticket's are for legitimate offenses.

quizz - 4/13/2011 11:41:28 AM

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The $2 million jury verdict says otherwise - I guess the quota is not "legal" after all?

Measuring quota as a reflection of performance is one thing, but MANDATING a quota is illegal.