Taxation Through Citation | An Atlanta News First investigation
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- A series of Atlanta News First investigations uncovers a loophole in Georgia law allowing cities to use their police departments to pad their budgets through fines and forfeitures. A civil liberties organization says Georgia is the worst state in the country with laws enabling the practice.
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THIS is JOURNALISM. THANK YOU ANF!!!!!!
Amazing when they can do when they’re not being so Trump deranged are pushing some other liberal agenda.
For real, this is what journalism should look like. This guy is doing it right. Great great investigator.
Yessss🤙🇺🇸🇷🇺✌️
Very true! This is why the founding fathers protected journalists under the 1st amendment.
Oh yeah! I luv the way they have that dumbfounded look on their face. The look of the that imaginary untouchable airraginince draining from his fat stupid face😂 Man I love it ,you guys did a great job keep it up , expose all of them.The government gangsters.
If you can't afford the town, then dissolve it.
Why isn't the state doing anything. I thought the repub controlled state of Georgia would be all about lowering peoples taxes...cause this is no different that taxing people who go down a STATE freeway that happens to go thru the town.
@@sssarzzz Because it's all lip service. The party of "freedom" simply means "freedom to do what we want and blame it on everyone else." The party of "family values" is the opposite, especially if that horrible Matt Gaetz becomes AG (vomit.) The party of "personal responsibility" never takes any, and never holds their own accountable.
I'm absolutely done with the Republican party.
@@sssarzzz According to this producer there is a current bi-partisan effort to control this behavior across the state.
Georgia republicans 😂😂😂 yeah they think we care about people 😂😂
Can we say “ white peoples “
It's not law enforcement, its Revenue enforcement
Taxation without representation. I voted with my feet and left the USA for good. Best decision of my life!
@sugarpuddin what country did you move to
@@sugarpuddin I'm thinking about going to albania for a year and check it out
I say fight the fines. since there will be no one showing up to back it up since a camera can't walk and talk !!!
Until you work a single-car collision where an infant gets turned into a red smear on the roadway.
This has been happening clearly and in plain site for decades! Thanks for actually reporting on it.
This is happening in all town in all states it’s terrible & needs to stop but what can the people do ?
Exactly.
@ people can realize that taxes pay for services that we need and vote accordingly.
This is not a surprise to me... I've been saying this for years... It's been going on forever
Good to see proper investigative journalism is still alive somewhere. Good piece of reporting, ANF. I hope you continue to set this high standard for reporting.
This is ACTUAL NEWS and investigative reporting.
This is BS, period.
Lie @@cliffkemp
@@cliffkemp yep, because they didn't come ANYWHERE NEAR the depth of what's REALLY going on...this isn't even a snowflake on the tip of the iceberg.
We ,the people, are nothing more than an ATM machine to these criminals.
We are literally paying the police to treat us this way.
Welcome to the USA. The land of the "free", they say.
Automatic Teller Machine machine
@@MiddlePath007 That uses a PIN number.
To everyone
Terrible a family cant even go down the road without getting robbed. You might dodge the criminals but good luck with the state theives.
At least you can defend yourself from non- uniformed criminals, the ones in costumes have a monopoly on violence.
@@BK-zp8vlonly when you are breaking the law.
@cliffkemp There are far too many arbitrary laws for you to be taken seriously.
@@BK-zp8vlSupreme court stated you’re allowed to defend yourself and your property from police if they’re violating your constitutional rights… Don’t be afraid to defend yourself.
Thank you for this genuine journalism showing the shocking scale of what we live with everyday, driving on EGGSHELLS.
Its also like this in other states with low tax revenue all throughout the US, and also in major cities with rampant corruption.
I’m always super careful in small towns, so far so good
@ unfortunately I think it’s a “law of averages” kind of thing now but yes safe travels to you
As somebody who lives in south western Georgia and I travel all over southern Georgia, almost every single time I go through a smaller town, you will see cops at every corner, hiding behind buildings, sitting next to speed limit changes. People will always tailgate me going through these cities because I go 1 MPH under. They are brutal and are quick to pull over. I’ve traveled and lived in 33 states and Georgia is hands down the worst.
Little town of Casselberry in central Florida didn't use to have any property taxes, instead the police station had a drive up window just like a bank for people to pay fines. They had one of their school zones on a busy road that was 10 mph for nearly two miles, twice a day for an hour and forty five minutes. Police liked to sit at the south end watching the "End School Zone" sign which was nearly a mile past the school. If you were going 15mph 15 feet before that sign, you got pulled over and ticked for speeding in a school zone.
I have never gotten a speeding ticket in my life , so someone needs to obey the law , cry me a river , the driving in Georgia is the worst and drugs , and reckless driving
@@stevepope6095 we are all proud of you for following the speed limit. I’m sure you can purchase a patch or medal online for that and display it in your dash of your car so the rest of us that didn’t read this can also know you are just a stellar individual.
For context, I have also never received a speeding ticket or ticket for anything period but the fact that I feel that I have to go under the speed limit to avoid being pulled over, and cops in Georgia can give you a DUI even if you are under the limit because they “feel like” you were less safe is insane to me. Since they have implemented these measures it hasn’t reduced behaviors significantly, or fatalities. So they are doing nothing that helps the community in a meaningful way. The fact that I’m afraid to drive even normal within the limits of the law around GA police is the problem I have. Police are here to protect and serve their communities, not fund their cities through excessive ticketing.
Dang I better avoid the towns you’re traveling through. I’m a sales rep with GA in my territory and my parents live outside of Camilla (I travel from NW Atlanta). I’ve been okay going a max of 5mph over on rural roads and 10mph on major interstates/highways. I’ve hit traffic stops and dui checkpoints with no issues. Hope these bad experiences never happen to me but I’ll have a legal response!
Garbage state.
Great piece of journalism ANF. Let’s hope Georgia lawmakers do the right thing soon.
Not as long as kemp is our governor. He just appoints his friends with money to the courts
@ courts don’t make the laws. The legislature is accountable for that.
It's called armed robbery unless you're a cop.
Yes! and they are the true Sovereign citizens who enjoy laws that do not apply to them,
Its still armed robbery mate, Lairs cheats and thieves.
@@edquier40 Thats an oxymoron. Sovereign and citizen are two completely different things.
Same thing in Biloxi, Mississippi.
@MegaDavyk Nope. The masters determine what words mean. Not you. Police are authorized to lie, cheat, steal and kill, we are authorized to comply or die.
None of this has anything to do with protecting anyone, this is all corporate profits
America is a corporation and no longer a republic
Next time, don't get caught.
You know exactly what the laws are.
Stop breaking them.
@@TheCaptainSlappy LOL. First year we moved here we didnt know the tags expire on your birthday, not at the end of the month like the 5 other states we have lived in. Only had the tags 5 months at that point. Not to mention they made us pay sales tax on the value of the car we were making payments on that had taxes from our previous state ROLLED INTO THE CAR NOTE (DOUBLE TAXATION MUCH) Bday was middle of month. Went down to.the DMV towards the end of the month. The police were giving tickets in the DMV parking lot to everyone getting their tags. The judge threw ours out, but gotta wonder how much of our tax dollars is being wasted on police who have nothing else to do but hand tickets out AT THE DMV.
Roads cost money registration is part of that… she’s stealing by using the roads without Paying
How do those boots taste to all those simping for these King John government thieves?
How about this: Local police municipalities cannot enforce traffic on interstates. Only county and state. Just because you annexed 1250 feet of interstate should not give them carte blanche to steal money with no regard for true traffic safety.
Prosecution and accountability is needed to stop corruption !!!
Towing a car for a burned out light should be a crime. the police and city counsel should have had to pay those people 7 times their direct losses and court costs plus $200 a day until the matter was fully resolved and charged with felony auto theft.
The taxpayer is the one taking the hit. It won’t hurt the local government one bit.
I wasn't clear. I do not mean the jurisdiction I mean the individuals out of their own pocket. but the taxpayers are the ones who pay the bills currently and that is just wrong.
@@tmmr.4054 Yeah, except for cops get some kind of immunity against that. It needs to be taken away when it is obvious that authority is being abused!
That's not conclusive bc that particular skip was edited so we don't know the full reason why those two lady's vehicles were towed. There had to be some additional vehicle violations such as insurance or registration issues.
It makes me angry what happened to those ladies for a tag light.
Let's not forget the PTSD that they're experiencing as a result. Terrible. 😢
They know a light bulb can burn out at any time but don’t care it’s about the money
@irishamerican4558 You won't defend them, and You'll still pay your government to terrorize people in the future.
Put you on probation for light tag out. Georgia was built off the debtors prison system. Oglethrop
Its called policing for a profit!
Make all traffic citation revenue go straight to a consolidated fund at the state level, to be redistributed based on need and/or population. Problem solved.
Suddenly small local cops find something better to do because more tickets locally no longer translates to more revenue for them.
Atlanta News First reminds me of how the news used to be
The fact that this is free to watch is awesome
They are pirates. Nothing more.
Taking booty.
Road Pirates!
Well stated. My new word for them. thanks
I disagree.
💯! They are Government sanctioned Road Pirates!
Many traffic stops are excuses for a fishing expedition for anything else to charge for .
That practice of pretextual detentions are acceptable according to the SCOTUS when the goal is protecting the peacefulness of prosperity of the community. It becomes unconstitutional when the State knows there is little to no benefit to the community and the actual intent is something else (such as revenue generation).
@@KarlH1980Most of these tickets are bullshit. Did you not watch the video? Two women got arrested, car impounded, and thousands in fines over a broken license plate bulb… it’s pure corruption
Don't dangle a worm.
😂😂
More charges, more money!
I have been a driver for 23 yrs and my first ticket was in South GA, I-75. A car suddenly braked in front of me in the middle lane, so I moved to left lane pass the car. Then went back to left lane, then boom, I got pulled over. I was told I did 85, so I got 270 dollars fine. Went back to FL, then I got a superspreader fee, and a court date in GA. I was like this might be a joke, a couple of weeks later I got notification that I missed my court date and now have additional 325 dollars fine plus my license was suspended. Paid everything and still insurance jacked up my rate like crazy because of the ticket and my license. The whole experience was insane.
This is why southern states are so poor. Taxes are low, but they make their money by fining and fee-ing mainly the poor. The rich never understand nor care what happens to poor people.
Out of control thug policing in Georgia. Paid legalized robbers behind the badge. Needs the federal government investigation brought into Georgia.
I live in brookside AL.
Sounds like you should’ve went to court lmao
@ I used to live in Tampa, and had school at the time, so going to court not not an option.
Corruption in south Georgia is the Norm.
I recommend installing a dash camera that records front and back, i recommend the Kenwood
All this tells me that there are way too many police.
People want more and Trump is going to give them complete immunity- so
@@Dasani_water_drinker Stop drinking the kool-aid and get Trump out of your mind. No one is immuned from breaking the law in this country. 🤣😂🤣😂
@@ledwallet1944 what?? You make no sense. Youre drunk or high
@@ledwallet1944 Huh? Epstein's best friend won't be punished for his crimes, what are you talking about???
And if you support changing this system, you’re accused of being a “communist” who wants to “defund the police”
Great expo story! Great job to the news team on shedding light on a tactic people have been using for years
Exactly what i’m thinking!! Props to them for covering this !
And if they weren't speeding they wouldn't of got a ticket to begin with so it's not the cameras
A huge clue about how prevalent this is simply the fact that Georgia has so many counties. There are 159, each with varying degrees of competence, ethics and organization.
Is that intentional to gerrymander?
There's also the city hood movement, GA have way too many cities. Oh no! I would say that Georgia's main problem is that they have way too many cities. When they're clearly not cities.
This means it costs more to maintain these areas.
Personally, I think cities should only be metropolitans. If they are not a statistical Metro then they are not a city, they're a town.
Georgia should at least divide it into three distinct areas Cities, Towns, Villages and should delegate these three distinct qualifications as what municipality role they can play.
Most of these areas should be considered an unincorporated areas. I always thought it was weird how like Georgia has cities that are less than even two square miles. And that you can grant city hood for under a thousand people.
Absorbing counties won't really do anything with that. There was talks about making some counties combine. They haven't done that in a long time, a few years ago.
When you look at these towns that they mention they don't have enough population to tax.
This is the way every local law enforcement department operates throughout the entirety of the country.. they are revenue generators.. in the supreme Court ruled a few years back that law enforcement in the United States has no duty or legal obligation to the life or safety of the people.. they are just here to make money how do you think they keep getting raises every year and get their pension paid for and their free health insurance? Also how do you think that your local city or county or town manager gets paid six figures? It's all by extracting wealth from your local communities law enforcement in the United States should be ashamed of the fact that they are oppressing hurting and taking advantage of their local communities
@@KCH55or we could just stop having so much bloat in government especially in the local level, look up your local city or town or county employees they get paid a lot of money and free health insurance and a free pension just like law enforcement.. get rid of the welfare queens that call themselves government employees we have way too many..
@@KCH55 You are correct! I used to do estimating & I road through soooooooooooooo many "cities" that I was super puzzled by their title.
🔴 I love the title of this video... This is what happens when $$ Financial gain $$ becomes the focus of law enforcement instead of "Serve and Protect" - Human nature always takes over in the absence of systems of checks and balances and vigilant oversight and the adage "absolute power absolutely corrupts" becomes true. I think the existing regulations of no more than 10% from speeding revenues should go to the police department giving out the tickets should be applied to every police department everywhere, and speed cameras should be owned by the cities NOT private companies and the same 10% rule should be applied to them as well.
this is why is a class A CDL driver I refuse to deliver loads in Georgia
Camera can't be in court! We have the right to address our accusers.
Innocent people don't fear transparency.
@@ianbattles7290 - Innocent people fear falsified data.
That’s why they classify them as civil penalties and they don’t impact drivers license status. But the law allowing private company debts to impact vehicle registration is 100% BS.
That’s why myself and others AUDIT to show people WHAT policing nowadays look like. This is just a bit of it. Was stationed in Kitsap County in WA State and boy oh boy. I had VA tags and my SUV was a delight for them boys.
End: I moved. The end.
@@ianbattles7290Go live in China we live in America.
It’s like this all over Georgia! I live in a small town. A person pulled in front of me while trying to get on the freeway. She was at fault, but I was given a ticket. I went to court to fight the ticket, to be told, it was rescheduled and I’d be notified. Went to court again, to be told; it would be rescheduled due to me contesting the ticket. Then after not hearing anything from them; I went to the courthouse to find out what was happening. I had also called several times, with no answers. Well, I was arrested for not showing up to court! It’s all about the money! I’m 70! Never been in trouble. I couldn’t believe this could happen to me, but, it did. They made my children pay 400! Albany, Ga!
I smell a lawsuit
if this is true you should 100% talk to your local media and an attorney. the FBI usually takes care of departments like this only AFTER enough attention has been drawn to it.
Absolutely love documentary type videos like this, greatly quality production too✊🏾
Excellent work, Andy. Thank you for covering what counts, and helping shed light on what’s been going on, and is only getting worse.
Welcome to the USA where you have to worry more about the law enforcement than the locals
If someone is taking my money, it is statistically more likely to be a cop than a criminal.
No...I gotta worry more about crimes and criminals crying about getting caught.
Im north of Detroit and seems like police don't write tickets often. I've been let go with warnings for burning out twice. Seems like rural area police have nothing to do
@ianbattles7290 so you are the criminal.
In the late 1980s this happened in, little old Pearl, Mississippi in Rankin County.
I remember years ago, AAA advised travelers to avoid Georgia.
You really can't avoid Georgia when going south to Florida coming from the Northeast and Mid Atlantic
I was stationed in Florida and drove back and forth to Ohio and dad always warned me to really watch myself in Forsyth and Henry County in general. This is nothing new
Go around thru Alabama
You go 95, never 75, do the exact speed limit, never stop for gas, never deviate
@@smitdiot1410 Forsyth is absolute lying scum. Terrible terrible people.
this is my shocked face... road pirates. When they say "defund the police" they mean "defund the WASTEFUL police"
They know that. They just don't want to address the problems.
@JamesBond-fo6ow Defund the police was brought about because our police forces are armed better than most armies, and often violates the constitution, using their arms as leverage.
Not just Georgia!
Stories like this is why as beautiful as Georgia is , i took it off my move list
Great story for bringing the light on what is happening All Over America
Jonesboro Ga needs to be investigated. Especially in the school zones.
@GodWillMusic They need to do more enforcement, almost everyday on Jodeco rd, some jackass is passing on a solid line.
Yes i get tickets when they're not in school and not school zone hours
@@MJOYN8590yea I got 1 for speeding in a school zone at 11:00am
So true, my friend was falsely ticketed in a school zone.
@@MJOYN8590 You can beat them tickets, that issue was on the news months ago
The best thing about GA is seeing the Welcome to Georgia sign in your rear view mirror.
a massive sh*thole
We are not a country anymore. We are a conglomerate.
@@Andy-te1mw since 1871
Big facts it's the worst state in the country period
It does suck. Especially the corrupt police.
So important, not just small towns either!
Why is a private company responsible for issuing citations at all! And who decided it would be a good idea to have them collect a percentage of the "revenue". This model is wrong on so many levels. At the very least, make it a flat fee arrangement based on the size of the police force or the number of cameras they manage.
If you drive through multiple states you get to see just how out of control police have got in Georgia.. you don’t see much revenue generation in other states but as soon as you cross that Georgia line they want that money!
Yup. GA .. the entire state, is one of the few places where I WILL report speed traps on Google Maps. With NO regret.
Kansas would like a word…. They have sued in federal court to keep violating motorists rights …
Louisiana is no better.
Stop breaking the law. Very simple.
@@cliffkempStop defending policing for profit. Very simple.
Nothing but road pirates. Don't seem interested in protecting citizens of their towns, only seem interested in generating revenue. Disgusting.
The way to prove that it's a revenue scheme is not to cap the city's take at a percentage but at a dollar amount. Then sit back and watch how many less tickets get written after the cap is reached. We call it, policing for profit. Thanks for the investigation.
I lived in Adamsville AL next door too Brookside and can confirm that this has been going on for years in Brookside. Alabama had a law for years that said towns under a certain population couldn't write tickets on the interstate. They have since done away with it.
This is happening here in Massachusetts
In Cartersville, Bartow county police target my husband and his co-workers (all work for a cab company) all the time citing tickets for false reasoning. They gave my husband 2-3 citations this week by the same cop smh. Straight harassment for a quick buck
I'm in Cartersville also and I've only been here a couple of years, haven't got a ticket yet but I'm waiting on the day so I can fight it... they hate you fighting a ticket because it cost them money
Bartow,cobb,paulding and Cherokee county all are in with each other. Smh
What was the false reasoning? If you make a claim, defend it. This whole video was about speeding and some expired tags. Both are illegal and simple to avoid.
Avoid Floyd at all costs. You will go to jail. Simple citations-- = jail. And to the one saying these are avoidable... how bout you can't see the back brake lights so if one goes out and no one tells you... until a cop stops you and tickets you-- no warning, no mercy.... GTFO
@@antoniopatton As soon as you get outside of the city or suburban areas it gets worse!!
Thank you so much for doing this report. Something has to be done!
Interstate should only be patrolled by State Police.
I’ve seen cities extend their city limits to envelop an interstate so they could write tickets with local jurisdiction
right... or.. if they do cite on the interstate, then the local police should not profit anything from the citation..
agreed, they are pretty useless at everything else.
The interstate belongs to the Federal Government. First priority belongs to the US Military. As it happened once in Kentucky, a military convoy was stopped for speeding and there was a lead and tail vehicles were equipped with Blue Beacons. Well the convoy was on a timetable to get from one base to another. Well the sheriff was being a loudmouth towards the officer in charge to the point that he called MP's who arrested the sheriff and took him prisoner with the convoy. He was held over a month until he was found guilty by a military court for interfering with a military operation.
As for the camera issue, the city of Columbus Ohio banned them since there was a private company profiting from the camera citations.
So this type of a pirate is better? Lol. They definitely will not abuse the power they have. 😂
Here in Worcester Massachusetts they are giving parking tickets like candys. I went to city hall to ask why!
Around Savannah, Pooler, Garden City, etc. Constant speed traps and ridiculous unwarranted fluctuations in speed limits that serve only one function, bank-rolling police departments.
This has been going on for years with towns supplementing taxes
Not so they collect enough revenue to run these counties minus highway robbery through our current taxation system. Which by the way has encreased over a rediculious amount as well in georgia. This is being done to create larger government, larger buildings, HUGE SALARIES MOSTLY, more policing with more officers, along with over inflated municipalities. It is time for everything to be cut back to a reasonable limit.
Policing for profit
Finally I'm glad this is being talked about!!!!!! Especially in ATL this is beyond wild!!!!!
I was wearing headphones, that "Thank yooou." freaked me out, because it sounded like someone speaking in my right ear!!! 😮😅
The true CRIME In Georgia is the THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS YOU PAY to register your vehicle for the privilege to drive your own car in this state!!!!!
JUST WTF ARE WE PAYING THIS EXTORTION FOR AND WHO GETS THE MONEY?
Let’s talk about taxation by registration!
Registration is only 20 bucks unless your a veteran then you only have to pay 1 dollar to get it mailed or free to pick up in person
He's talking about ad velorum tax on used cars.
I am a veteran who just moved to Georgia from Texas. I paid SEVERAL HUNDREDS of dollars to register my truck and travel trailer-even after I told the lady that I am a 100% disabled veteran. It took several weeks; but a different employee and the supervisor corrected the situation. I was issued a refund for my truck and finally, my plates. Also, my registration for my trailer was definitely NOT 'just 20 bucks.' It was $172.56; and that was the renewal. The first registration only lasted for 3 months before I received a renewal notice 🥲😒
@@Black-ig6vh I’m the widow of a 100% disabled marine. I paid 1800.00 to register my truck, 1200.00 to register my Prius, and 1600.00 to register my Miata. Who gives a crap if it’s only 20.00 a year? It’s EXTORTION PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!!!
My vehicle registration is only like $21 per vehicle in Georgia. Now when I lived in Colorado they will charge you thousands for registration.
I got stopped in GA once. Asked the officer if he wanted my bar card and told him he was being recorded.
He looked at me an said have a great day. 😂😂😂 I’m not a lawyer but he didn’t know that. 😅
I was told the same from a clerk of court -cops couldn’t care less about law enforcement but rather it is about beating up on the little guy.
Cash cow needs to go. We cannot stand the police anymore.
Excellent journalism!
Great job ANF! this is a real problem
Corruption runs deep and is protected with deadly force.
Biggest Street gang in America
I can’t speak for those other towns but you need to look into Kennesaw. You never see the police there do anything other than running traffic enforcement. The real scam happens after you are issued a citation. The magistrate is contracted by the city to over see their traffic court. The magistrate is actually a Cobb county superior court judge that is paid by the city of Kennesaw directly to run their traffic court twice a month. So there is a very clear conflict of interest for the judge. It makes fighting any ticket almost impossible.
A conflict of interest is when a party has a benefit in ruling one way or the other. So if the judge owns a company and it's competitor is on trial, it would benefit the judge to not rule in favor of his company's competitor. What interest is in conflict in your example?
@ Are you learning disabled? Not trying to be funny just asking since you can’t grasp how a judge who is contracted by a city to run their traffic court has an self serving interest to rule in favor of the city cops ticket after ticket to ensure that his contract is extended by the city next year. A judge who was contracted by the city and tossed frivolous and excessive tickets, ruling against the city isn’t likely to get a contract renewal.
Contact stare and if that doesn't work, federal, the WDC.
@@MiddlePath007the judge being selected by that special arrangement means that he _knows_ he needs to rule “Guilty” most of the time or the city will simply quietly fire him and replace him with someone who will. This is as opposed to the regular situation where there's a clear legal procedure (such as election) for choosing the judge.
I live between athens and jefferson, state troopers , jackson county police , arcade police , and the DOT , it's probably one of the worst roads for law enforcement ticketing. Ridiculous
We have school cameras now in Warner robins that run even when no school. It’s crazy
I just clicked on and this is something that has been happening for decades. I saw it happening before I was old enough to drive. I'm 65 now.
We the people have been saying this FOREVER!
The State of Georgia collects approximately $200 million per year from the 2015 law requiring all overnight short term accommodation charge a $5. per night tax in addition to the local State, and hotel/Motel tax. That's in addition to the $1.8 Billion collected in fuel tax per year. They claim this is to repair and maintain roads and bridges etc. in the State. To date, that could equate to approximately $ 20 Billion dollars. If you drive through Georgia, you have to ask: Where did all that money go??
Idk but I can tell you where it didn't go...
Roads in Georgia are better than south Carolina by a long shot.
Oh no, GA giving tickets. You're only 50 years late on this story.
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Just to be safe, when driving in the city of Whitesburg, Ga, I go 10 under no matter what the posted speed limit is. I drive 25 in a posted 35, and 15 in a posted 25 in a school zone, regardless of the time.
Great journalism work Andy 👏.
On my day off work and going fishing I received a camera ticket for speeding in a School zone on Monday 11 November 2024 in LaPlata, MD. That's Veterans Day, Schools closed and no kids in school. Please do a deep dive into my part of the country. The cash cows 🐄 are working across the US.
My aunt allmost moved there, thankfully she found a better deal on anouther property. Definitely dodged the bullet here, wow.
I caught a ticket in a po dunk Louisiana town on Thanksgiving holiday. A black truck clearly flew past me but I got the ticket. I called the DA there, got it moved to a non moving citation and now I keep a dash cam that records my speed.
Be careful with that and letting coppers know about it. They can "seize" it in order to preserve evidence. I've heard of coppers seizing the entire vehicle to "secure the evidence" on the camera. I turned the GPS display off of mine but I can still export the GPS data if needed.
Once I got my second speeding ticket for 15 miles over my actual speed (I was doing 8 miles over) I decided to request a Trial. They came unglued at the court house at first and threatened me with a larger find and penalties (NOT LAWFUL), but I insisted and three times not I have had my ticket cancelled. They dont want the cost of a trial...they just want your submission and money. THIS IS A GREAT POST!!!! I want more!!! Lets stop them. Daddy's Home!
This is the true spirit of resistance. I always opt for a full jury trial when I get a ticket. Superior Court does not want to waste judicial time and resources for municipal revenue raising schemes. I never opt for a bench trial, as the municipal judge is part of the revenue raising scheme.
You were speeding.
@@aaronstclair2423 I glad you are paying attention.
@@saleemporter7040 Agreed
@@aaronstclair2423the OP claims that they were driving 8 mph over not 15 mph. The difference could be higher fine, more points on Driving record..it's completely understandable to fight the ticket
Cops doing shake downs on the side of the road like road pirates.
Exit 82 - Ashburn, GA along I-75, careful going through there.
Fantastic investigation. Well produced segment and told the story of how awful this is from all perspectives
Glad this is being covered
you mean uncovered don't you?
ALWAYS FILM THE POLICE!! IT'S YOU'RE RIGHT!
They have ways to separate you from your camera.
Thanks for exposing this problem, in south fulton county.
Remove and reform
outstanding reporting
Don't forget EVERY traffic violation in GA is a misdemeanor.
NEVER TRUST A COP
I wont, thanks!
Glad to see more stories about how taxes get rebranded as fees. Live in a state with no income tax but it costs you $1000 a year to register your car? Tax rebranded as a fee. Want to trick people into a lie, do low tax on groceries and gas and offset those costs in other areas like a higher business registration fee. The citizens is none the wiser and they'll brag they live in a low tax state to boot. Or a better strategy is sell some government service like auto registration to the private sector like they do here in Arizona to keep costs lower. The citizens will be none the rise that they're technically still paying a tax but it's rebranded as a fee and going to a private company instead.
Very insightful.
Actual journalism!
Amazing work by the officers able to catch these victims of poverty even without a description.
The worst part is that cameras don’t prevent speeding in school zones. Little Timmy doesn’t care if the camera catches the matter if he got hit by a car.
Police presence does make difference.
7:03 the police are allowed to lie.... he knew exactly what was going on...
Too many public employees forget who OWNS the very entity they work for. The people OWN the government, not the other way around.
Chad Nimmer really threw down the “kids” card while advocating for the cameras 😂 That’s low 🤣
Glad someone is covering this. Since I left Georgia I haven't gotten a single citation and its been 3 years. 2k every year to gsp
My dad always gave me the tip to use the “in God we Trust” plate over the county plates for this very reason. They don’t know whether youre local or not until they run the plate.
Unfortunately, the license plate readers that many police cares are equipped with gives them that information automatically negating this.
They can ticket you for that also.
It’s actually illegal to have any covering over your license plate that impedes an officer from being able to read it. Even Clear covers can be a citation if it hinders the officer from being able to read your license plate in any way.
@@modifiedjaymillthere’s a new system for blocking out the number to cameras, but leaving them visible to the naked eye.
@@modifiedjaymill and @Razor1972 the reference is to the type of plate that you get, not a frame or cover. In Georgia you have several options as to what plate that you get and the default shows the county that you reside on the plate.
Road pirates shaking down the public
There is NOTHING worse than small town cops.
Straight from the Farm onto the Force
Tifton, GA. Sunday afternoon. i was stopped for doing 84 in a 75 on I-75. Officer looked at my (out-of-state) licence and declared that i had two options - either I follow him to city hall and pay the ticket _immediately_ or i’d have to sit in jail until Monday.
That was a first.
When I moved to Atlanta I received the most Tickets I have ever had in my life, Tint, Mirrors, lights, DWB, 2 MPH over the limit etc etc... I received so many tickets in Atlanta and paid at least $1800 in fees in Cobb county and Fulton County. Horrible!
The problem I have is that the school zone cameras are on when the lights are NOT flashing. They enforce the regular speed limit between 9 am and 4 pm in some places.
Over 6 billion just in speeding tickets alone in on year what a joke
Cry me a river....people still go 20 over on the interstate and tailgate all the time, must not be too bad or everyone a slow learner.
@ a true bootlicker their going 20 over and tailgating I support road pirates
@michelledubose2391 Well don't whine about your car insurance going up every year.
@ all my cars are paided for and I carry my own insurance I’m self insured most people don’t know they can do you don’t whine