[konaice]

But a department which is satisfied on "stats" should be disbanded.

Why?

There first has to be a violation before a ticket can be issued. Its not like anyone is claiming the violations are made up. There is no shortage of traffic offenses in NYC.

[Enterprise]

Officers were also told to make:

1. 11 collars

2. 33 moving-violation

3. 33 quality-of-life summonses.

Because the article doesn't quite define #3, I have to make some assumptions here. A collar can be an arrest for anything from spitting on the sidewalk to arresting a subject for murder. The people and the department should not be satifisfied with officers who continueally bring in "sidewalk spitters." Moving violations are a necessary part of enforcement, but a quota forces officers to write marginal cases. And I have no idea what the hell quality-of-life summonses are. Out of control juveniles? Residential clean up?

[Stew Padasso]

"Its not like anyone is claiming the violations are made up."

LOL! I'll add you to my ping list. JK.