Small-town speed traps are legendary among travelers, who often suspect police of targeting tourists from other parts of the country to help fill local coffers. But officers in tiny Springdale, Utah, may have used their radar guns to pocket cash from foreign drivers they stopped, according to the state auditor.
Three police officers in Springdale, a popular gateway to Zion National Park, collected $11,640 from overseas visitors they stopped from January through October of 2011, a report from Utah State Auditor Auston Johnson found. The auditor maintains the collections during the stops were a violation of state law.
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ReplyDeleteThis is what cops do.
Take advantage of people.
Protecting and serving is no longer the objective of LEO's.
I used to think by and large cops were genuinely decent human beings.
ReplyDeleteYou only had a few bad apples.
NOW, every good apple they put in the barrel ends up rotten to the core.