Florida City of Melbourne Speeding got Scratchies Instead of Citation

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About 30 motorists pulled over for speeding on Christmas in the Florida city of Melbourne were greeted with a surprise: scratch-off lottery tickets, courtesy of the police.

“We’re just doing a little bit of a different technique,” Sgt. Jamie Rocque told Florida Today.

However, Rocque said the gifts came packaged with warnings or actual citations for drivers. And another Melbourne officer told ABC News that the lottery tickets were a one-time Christmas exception only.

"I can tell you right now that no one is getting lottery tickets today," Sgt. Sheridan Shelley said. "Hopefully nobody has it in their mind to speed and expect to receive a lotto ticket — that was a one-shot deal for Christmas."

Still, Rocque said officers paid for the tickets with their own money.

“It’s something good to do in light of the holidays. We’re getting a lot of surprised looks … people don’t know what to say,” he said.

And if anyone scratches off a winner, getting pulled over for speeding on Christmas might just turn out to be the best present of the year.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/205...-on-christmas/

My Comment : Never happen here !!!!!!!!

[66GT]

Not a good precedent to set. I can only imagine next year - everyone driving fast hoping to get a scratchie instead of speeding ticket. I believe they should have pulled over 30 motorists who were doing the correct thing, & reward them instead.

[Trump]

Originally Posted by 66GT

Not a good precedent to set. I can only imagine next year - everyone driving fast hoping to get a scratchie instead of speeding ticket. I believe they should have pulled over 30 motorists who were doing the correct thing, & reward them instead.

See, unlike here, cops overseas realise that their job is to ensure safe driving on the roads, not to be revenue collectors for govco. They know when they see a muppet on the road and when they see someone driving properly, that might be heaven forbid, driving a touch over the posted limit.

[BHDOGS]

Actually the cops do what there told there not stupid idiots going around extracting money from you for government profit there doing there job Blame the gov not the police I'm sick of all the police hate in this place it should be replaced with respect

[Road Games]

ummmm nope not gonna happen !!