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'Quotas for police fines are widespread'Monday 27 September 2010 Police forces all over the country are using informal quotas to make sure officers hand out enough fines, the Telegraaf reports on Monday, quoting a number of police sources. On Saturday the paper said Rotterdam police face a salary cut if they don’t hand out 120 fines a year. Quotas for fines were removed from the official police performance contracts in 2007. Nevertheless, many forces still require police officers to hit targets, the paper says. New recruits One police officer told the Telegraaf that new recruits in Utrecht are required to hand out 50 fines a quarter or face a bad report. Han Busker, of the national police union NP, told the paper police officers feel they are not taken seriously when they hand out fines. ‘These ridiculous contracts are damaging the police’s reputation,’ he said. MPs have called on caretaker justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin to explain the claims and may hold a parliamentary debate on Tuesday. © DutchNews.nl
Hey question - does a yellow traffic light mean 'speed up and try and get away with running the red light if you can' here in NL? The number of times on my bike that I am obeying the lights and riding on green, and almost get killed by some crazy NL driver trying to 'get away' with running the red light - is truly unbelievable! Where are the cops then? Is it about safety or about milking the citizens of your country for every cent? By Bill | September 27, 2010 2:07 PM Of course...I got a ticket for leaving early at a red light on my bicycle...while a woman was jaywalking at the same intersection. And my bike was stolen last month but nothing can be down about the rampant petty theft. Tax and fine, tax and fine. By grosh | September 27, 2010 2:29 PM
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120 fines a year? one every 3 days? I could give one every 10 minutes on any highway. BTW, what else is police supposed to do except combat crime by arresting people, giving fines and stuff? This is not police, this is office furniture
By expat | September 27, 2010 9:09 AM