When I was in security at Naval Weapons Station Concord, the chief in the patrol division told his people "when making a traffic stop you should know if you are issuing a ticket before you exit your patrol vehicle"
Making traffic stops wasn't my responsibility unless I wanted or felt it was warranted, as I was SOG and my forces responsibility was 26 miles of fence and 13,000 acres of munitions. But I disagreed with his approach. My opinion is it depends on the demeanor of the driver. I'm not going to ticket a nice person while letting a jerk go with a warning. I may ticket both, but it will be based on the whole situation.
What's your opinion or practice?
Making traffic stops wasn't my responsibility unless I wanted or felt it was warranted, as I was SOG and my forces responsibility was 26 miles of fence and 13,000 acres of munitions. But I disagreed with his approach. My opinion is it depends on the demeanor of the driver. I'm not going to ticket a nice person while letting a jerk go with a warning. I may ticket both, but it will be based on the whole situation.
What's your opinion or practice?
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