By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Fall 2021 edition of NMA’s Driving Freedoms magazine. If you would like to receive this quarterly publication, become a member of the National Motorists Association today! Maine has now joined an illustrious club of states that have abolished civil asset forfeiture […]
29 Blog Posts From the Policing for Profit Tag
Civil Asset Forfeiture—Still as Heinous as Ever
January 21, 2022 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Eighth Amendment, NMA, Policing for Profit
Are Speed Limit Signs (or lack thereof) Disrespectful to Drivers?
April 30, 2021 • 0 Comments • Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Limits, Speed Traps, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
By Merrill Gehman, an Alaska NMA Member If those who establish, post, and enforce work zone, detour, and other temporary site speed limit signs wonder why so many drivers don’t obey these signs, I can show them a good example. There are a significant number of these sites where drivers are just not respected. Usually, […]
Pay that Red-Light Camera Ticket No Matter What
• October 30, 2020 • 0 Comments • CIVIL, DUE PROCESS, Policing for Profit, Red-Light Cameras, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #605 emailed to members in August 2020. If you would like to receive the newsletter, join today the thousands of other active motorists who have made that choice! The Delaware Supreme Court ruled recently that red-light camera ticket fines under $100 cannot be appealed beyond local courts. […]
“Driving While Black” Billboard Shines Light on City Ticket Records
September 30, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicyclist, Driver's License, DUI/DWI, FOIA, INSURANCE, LICENSE PLATE, Policing for Profit, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Traps, SPEEDING, TICKET REVENUE, traffic safety, traffic stops, Traffic Tickets
By a Michigan NMA Member Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #602 from July 2020. If you would like to receive the weekly NMA E-Newsletter, join today! On July 6, an electronic billboard appeared along I-96 in Redford Township, Michigan, just east of the city limits of Livonia. It warned drivers leaving […]
Flipping the Stacked Deck against Civil Asset Forfeiture
September 25, 2020 • 0 Comments • CHECKPOINT, Civil Asset Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, NMA, Policing for Profit, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, Ticket Quotas, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic Tickets
By Gary Biller, NMA President Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as an NMA Weekly Newsletter #594 emailed to members in May 2020. If you would like to receive the newsletter, join today the thousands of other active motorists who have made that choice! There are many forms of legitimized stealing. The government has perfected […]
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