Dallas Wants Speeders to Pay for City's Gas

PlusDallas Wants Speeders to Pay for City's GasDallas Wants Speeders to Pay for City's GasThe Associated PressWith gas prices soaring to record levels, the city of Dallas has a novel idea: Put a surcharge on tickets, so speeders and other violators help cover the cost of filling up the police department's vehicles. (July 10)(sot)--coveredWe were looking at an average of 2 dollars a gallon for unleaded gas last year we're planning for double that this year..(vo)IN DALLAS TEXAS THE HIGH COST OF GAS IS HITTING THE CITY IN THE POCKET BOOK.. (SOT) Mark Duebner/Dallas City Manager's officeIt's important police officers have the tools and fuel to stay out on the street..(VO)With gas prices soaring across the countryTHE dallas POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A WAY TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGET.. MAKE SPEEDERS PAY TO FILL UP THE POLICE CARS THAT PULL THEM OVER..(SOT)The proposal is to put a fuel surcharge on any tickets.. It's necessary because the amount of expense we're incurring...(stand-up)rich matthews/apIT'S A HOT BUTTON ISSUE BECAUSE NO ONE LIKES TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET, AND THE IDEA OF PAYING EVEN MORE FOR ONE DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH MOST DRIVERS..(SOT)Mike hen/driverThat's a bad idea bad idea, everything is going up as it is now..(SOT)Gary traylor/driverI don't feel like they should do that at all that's just taking more money out of our pocket..(SOT)Phil fisher/driverThat's a tough one I know we need the money but right now it's a little bit taxing on those people who do get pulled over...(VO)BUT POLICE AND CITY MANAGERS SAY IT'S FAIR AND NECESSARY...(SOT)The folks who are being pulled over they are the reasons police have to be out on the street the cost would be incurred by them not the average citizen who may not even own a car..(vo)The fuel surcharge would be in the neighborhood of ten dollars per ticket, the proposal could go before city council next month..Rich matthews the associated press Dallas..

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[crazycatfguy]

True when everything illegal causes people to give money to the government they have and incentive to find more illegal things. I was in court once over a bull shit ticket and you should have seen the judges face when I told him I preferred to go to jail rather than pay the ticket because when it starts costing the government money to enforce bull shit laws they will get real about them.

[jestermoua]

0:25-0:35 wtf is that, running into traffic to stop a car...how is that safe/protocall...i guess they really need that gas surcharge bad

[giovanni2015]

55 Speed limits!

[windmonkey95]

they cant even afford their own gas why do u think they wur speeding?

[k0smon]

The push is on for 'hinky' tickets.

[xccell]

Ha, I knew this was true. "Hey guys lets make speed traps to pay our pay checks".

[samatention]

The fines should cover the cost of enforcing the law. All the cost not just the cops time, by all I mean the station house, jail, court house, public defender, county prosecutor, the guards, and, and, and, every thing. If it cost $1000, and hr then that is what the fine should be. This day and age with computers they should be able to figure it out.

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[sociopathicregret]

I don't think its fair. Speed limits are really stupid.