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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
So...they are wasting resources by being there and ticketing people...and not wasting resources by sitting there in the car hoping folks see them and slow down...
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I am probably not articulating it well enough. I think deterring the act of speeding is a lot better of a policy than simply punishing the act after it has been done. Of course ticketing people is a deterrent, as well if the people crossing that area are familiar with it. Still if the police thought speeding was a serious enough offense, they wouldn't put other drivers at risk by allowing it to happen and then punishing it after the fact.
Maybe an unrelated parallel would be if police just waited around while somebody poured gasoline on your house and set it on fire, and then arrested the culprits. Wouldn't it have been better if the police maintained a presence that prevented the arson in the first place?