Actually, the thing about the Maryland counties not getting anything is not entirely true. The Maryland counties gets less than 10 percent back for the school system.
There is no real incentive for police officers to write speeding tickets other than it is in their job description. When enough of the right people scream in the county that there are too many speeders along a specific stretch of road, the officers will set up their radar guns and write tickets.
Imagine for a second, what would happen if Maryland split more of the fines with the counties? The state would not have to give up the whole thing, maybe 60-40. The counties just might have more money to hire police officers! What a novel idea? Detectives would have money to purchase crime scene equipment rather than using their own money. Undercover units would have access to better digital equipment for surveillance.
So the next time Maryland politicians say they don't have enough money for law enforcement, don't believe them. They have the power to change the laws. And this law needs changing, don't you think?
How else are we going to get more police officers on the streets?
Imagine for a second, what would happen if Maryland split more of the fines with the counties? The state would not have to give up the whole thing, maybe 60-40. The counties just might have more money to hire police officers! What a novel idea? Detectives would have money to purchase crime scene equipment rather than using their own money. Undercover units would have access to better digital equipment for surveillance.
So the next time Maryland politicians say they don't have enough money for law enforcement, don't believe them. They have the power to change the laws. And this law needs changing, don't you think?
How else are we going to get more police officers on the streets?
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