Criminal
Oct. 28, 2010
The CorruptingOf Traffic Citations
Should the criminal justice system be used to help alleviate budgetary problems?
James P. Gray
ADR Services Inc.Business and commercial contracts, real estate, construction, employment, PAGA, probate, legal malpractice
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Irvine , CA 92612
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USC Law School
James is a retired judge of the Orange County Superior Court, a private mediator and arbitrator with ADR Services Inc., the author of "Wearing the Robe: the Art and Responsibilities of Judging in Today's Courts" (Square One Press, 2009), and the 2012 Libertarian candidate for vice president, along with Gov. Gary Johnson as the candidate for president.
In many areas of the country, police have been expressly instructed to issue more traffic citations so they can generate more revenue to counteract governmental budget deficits. This has happened in the metropolitan Detroit area, where the state of Michigan reduced its revenue sharing to communities by $3 billion. As a result, more citations have been issued in that area for driving as little as five miles per hour over the speed limit, and traffic warnings have virtually become a thing ...
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