The Matt Allen Show - November 28, 2017

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Civil liberties advocates say Rhode Island police departments that require officers to issue a certain number of traffic tickets are breaking a state law and should stop.

The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday said it sent a letter to the state’s police chiefs following reports by WJAR-TV of officers being mandated to make a certain number of stops within a certain timeframe and not to give warnings.

The letter from ACLU Executive Director Steven Brown cites a state law enacted in 2010 that specifically prohibits the practice.

He says the ACLU is considering legal action.

Brown says ticket quotas send a message that police enforcement is more about making money than enforcing the law fairly.

The Matt Allen Show, 11-27-17