This dog has inspired me. Since the warm(er) weather is here, the cops have been patrolling traffic by my house like mad, so I sent a letter to the chief of police in this small city. Hope the watchlist he puts me on has a cool name...
Chief Vonhof,
Please understand that the residents along Pilot Knob Rd. completely understand that the harassment by your officers as of late is simply a revenue booster for trivial traffic issues, and has nothing to do with real public safety. We are tired of being extorted for our money in this economic downturn.
If these frivolous citations had anything to do with *real* public safety, we'd see the same level of enforcement in the cold winter months, but we don't. Please feel free to respond to my letter to This Week Newspaper in the coming weeks with the statistics of these recent violations, specifically gross speed/other violations vs. trivial revenue producers. Thank you.
-Steve Smith