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EDIT - THEY"RE RETURNING- YIKES ! Bridgewater / Rte 4 Speed Trap Is No More !
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Those deployments are primarily in support of the paving and bridgework going on all over 89.
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Yes .. support .. as in when there is an accident associated with the merge lanes.
There was a bad one last week above the Sharon exit on 89.
There was a bad one last week above the Sharon exit on 89.
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PSA: Police have been more active the past few days on Route 4 in Mendon.
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Windsor County sheriff race focuses on policing for profit
https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/22/in-wind ... fit-model/
https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/22/in-wind ... fit-model/
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hah, i was just about to post that to here.Bubba wrote: ↑Jun 23rd, '22, 20:19 Windsor County sheriff race focuses on policing for profit
https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/22/in-wind ... fit-model/
the whole article is worth reading but that's particularly juicy. this asshole (chamberlain) gets to keep some of the ticket generating revenue. total piece of sh*t.“I'm probably the most progressive one in this race,” Palmer said in an interview, vowing to end so-called “policing for profit.”
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A majority of sheriff’s department funding comes from contracts with towns, construction companies, courthouses and other institutions that require a law enforcement presence. Elected sheriffs themselves are allowed by law to pocket up to 5% of their departments’ contracts, thereby providing an incentive for some enterprising sheriffs to run their offices like a business.
In 2018, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department received over $1.5 million in contracts, making up three-quarters of the department’s overall funding.
“This is like legitimate, state-sanctioned policing for profit,” Palmer said, “that just doesn't seem like that should be a function of any government agency, let alone a law enforcement one.”
One of the Windsor sheriff’s biggest municipal contracts comes from the town of Bridgewater, which involves 12 hours of coverage a day, mostly conducting speed enforcement. A 2018 Vermont Public Radio investigation found that more tickets had been issued in Bridgewater than in any other town in the state, and all that policing cost the town almost one-third of its total revenue.
Chamberlain, the current sheriff in Windsor County, told VTDigger that some towns are struggling to generate enough money to fund their budgets, so they contract with the sheriff’s department for traffic enforcement, which can help create revenue.
“We generate some money back to the towns,” Chamberlain said.
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Nothing but legal racketeering.
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I saw the sheriff last week. It looked like a struggle for him to get out of his Explorer and waddle to his victim’s car.
Hopefully the old firehouse becomes private property so he can’t park there anymore.
Hopefully the old firehouse becomes private property so he can’t park there anymore.
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Yes..its a phukin racket. NO... Sheriff does NOT get a share of the cut.asher2789 wrote: ↑Jun 25th, '22, 09:47hah, i was just about to post that to here.Bubba wrote: ↑Jun 23rd, '22, 20:19 Windsor County sheriff race focuses on policing for profit
https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/22/in-wind ... fit-model/
the whole article is worth reading but that's particularly juicy. this asshole (chamberlain) gets to keep some of the ticket generating revenue. total piece of sh*t.“I'm probably the most progressive one in this race,” Palmer said in an interview, vowing to end so-called “policing for profit.”
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A majority of sheriff’s department funding comes from contracts with towns, construction companies, courthouses and other institutions that require a law enforcement presence. Elected sheriffs themselves are allowed by law to pocket up to 5% of their departments’ contracts, thereby providing an incentive for some enterprising sheriffs to run their offices like a business.
In 2018, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department received over $1.5 million in contracts, making up three-quarters of the department’s overall funding.
“This is like legitimate, state-sanctioned policing for profit,” Palmer said, “that just doesn't seem like that should be a function of any government agency, let alone a law enforcement one.”
One of the Windsor sheriff’s biggest municipal contracts comes from the town of Bridgewater, which involves 12 hours of coverage a day, mostly conducting speed enforcement. A 2018 Vermont Public Radio investigation found that more tickets had been issued in Bridgewater than in any other town in the state, and all that policing cost the town almost one-third of its total revenue.
Chamberlain, the current sheriff in Windsor County, told VTDigger that some towns are struggling to generate enough money to fund their budgets, so they contract with the sheriff’s department for traffic enforcement, which can help create revenue.
“We generate some money back to the towns,” Chamberlain said.
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VT digger says the opposite. bolded.Heywood jablowmee wrote: ↑Jun 27th, '22, 09:49Yes..its a phukin racket. NO... Sheriff does NOT get a share of the cut.asher2789 wrote: ↑Jun 25th, '22, 09:47hah, i was just about to post that to here.Bubba wrote: ↑Jun 23rd, '22, 20:19 Windsor County sheriff race focuses on policing for profit
https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/22/in-wind ... fit-model/
the whole article is worth reading but that's particularly juicy. this asshole (chamberlain) gets to keep some of the ticket generating revenue. total piece of sh*t.“I'm probably the most progressive one in this race,” Palmer said in an interview, vowing to end so-called “policing for profit.”
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A majority of sheriff’s department funding comes from contracts with towns, construction companies, courthouses and other institutions that require a law enforcement presence. Elected sheriffs themselves are allowed by law to pocket up to 5% of their departments’ contracts, thereby providing an incentive for some enterprising sheriffs to run their offices like a business.
In 2018, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department received over $1.5 million in contracts, making up three-quarters of the department’s overall funding.
“This is like legitimate, state-sanctioned policing for profit,” Palmer said, “that just doesn't seem like that should be a function of any government agency, let alone a law enforcement one.”
One of the Windsor sheriff’s biggest municipal contracts comes from the town of Bridgewater, which involves 12 hours of coverage a day, mostly conducting speed enforcement. A 2018 Vermont Public Radio investigation found that more tickets had been issued in Bridgewater than in any other town in the state, and all that policing cost the town almost one-third of its total revenue.
Chamberlain, the current sheriff in Windsor County, told VTDigger that some towns are struggling to generate enough money to fund their budgets, so they contract with the sheriff’s department for traffic enforcement, which can help create revenue.
“We generate some money back to the towns,” Chamberlain said.
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They every much get a share of the cut. It's even worse than it appears:asher2789 wrote: ↑Jun 27th, '22, 22:14VT digger says the opposite. bolded.Heywood jablowmee wrote: ↑Jun 27th, '22, 09:49
Yes..its a phukin racket. NO... Sheriff does NOT get a share of the cut.
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/she ... d=20070627
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How is this even legal? It's essentially speeding ticket commissions.
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Here's my favorite excerpt from that prior story:deadheadskier wrote: ↑Jun 28th, '22, 09:28How is this even legal? It's essentially speeding ticket commissions.
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/she ... d=20070627
Hill, of Washington County, recalled telling sheriffs from other states about the 5 percent provision at a National Sheriffs' Association event. "They all thought I was a complete criminal!" he said.
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