Arkansas small towns put into spotlight after breaking speed trap law

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  • @jarf4873
    @jarf4873 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The next sob story we're going to hear is that a bypass was built around their town because people were tired of driving 35mph down a major highway, and now they're upset because their town is no longer economically viable.

  • @buckeyefarmer6259
    @buckeyefarmer6259 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Mayor says “ we have no other place to get revenue “ says it all.

    • @comedianpottymouth
      @comedianpottymouth ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe make people want to come there

    • @jerryallman
      @jerryallman ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe the city employees need to take pay cut 🤔🤣

  • @anotherchavez
    @anotherchavez ปีที่แล้ว +13

    First they say its about public safety and then they cry that they aren't getting revenue. So are the police there for public safety or to generate money? Seems a bit fishy to me.

    • @ADCGunman
      @ADCGunman ปีที่แล้ว

      So, the police were generating their own salaries?

    • @driverbp6919
      @driverbp6919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ADCGunman A lot of the time, yes. There was a big uproar in the small village south of my hometown because new hire police officers said the town clerk said they needed to “write 5 to 6 traffic tickets a shift to keep things running smoothly, and for their jobs to be secure.”

  • @retiredyeti5555
    @retiredyeti5555 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What? You mean the laws apply to everyone, even the police and city government? Justice at its finest!

    • @jerryallman
      @jerryallman ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh no the LAWS don't apply to State actors just to Cash cow known as the people

  • @memyself3579
    @memyself3579 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What about Arkansas State Troopers that go to towns so small there's no police (50-400 people) to "catch" someone, or the Arkansas DOT doing the same thing and ticketing regular people, not transportation vehicles?
    Investigate and explain this.

    • @washguy9577
      @washguy9577 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      States have rights and the power to do that always have they can impose any tax at any time. Example in my state MA has a excise tax when you look into it its a law to excise right to tax the citizens the tax applies to your car being in the town. The issue is small towns villages and cities don't have that right under state law. Also don't think troopers are doing it for money as there budget is really really big compared to a town of 300.

    • @driverbp6919
      @driverbp6919 ปีที่แล้ว

      Down here in Louisiana, the local municipalities have contracts with the state police; The local town pays for the troopers overtime and mileage, they keep the ticket revenue the trooper generates on his shift.
      So it’s not a “quota”, it’s now a “return on investment”. Which is a total line of bullshit but it’s their way around the legalese of state law.

  • @MARKE911
    @MARKE911 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Menifee & Damascus have always been known as Speed trap towns. Don't forget that the town of Dumas is also another speed trap town.

    • @JayEP86
      @JayEP86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cherry valley too.

  • @SemperBadBear
    @SemperBadBear ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If law enforcement makes minor traffic violations their priority, then they have too much time on their hands.

  • @willieevans72
    @willieevans72 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Try Grady, Arkansas!!! 🤔🤔🤔

  • @luv1romeo69
    @luv1romeo69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gould, Arkansas need to be on this dam list!! And Grady, Arkansas!

  • @shaunwheeler3484
    @shaunwheeler3484 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If the towns aren't self-supporting then pass an increase in property tax. End of story.

  • @arkansaspatriot5036
    @arkansaspatriot5036 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Need to get Dardanelle and Russellville in line with the law as well

  • @phiddlephart7026
    @phiddlephart7026 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maybe they should lower the fines for speeding, they still get revenue & they get to ticket speeders. Or is that too simple minded?
    Who sets the standard for how much speeding tickets cost? I googled it & couldn't find what agency does it.

  • @bradleysmith9431
    @bradleysmith9431 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I didn't know you could pull over too many people... If they are speeding then they speeding!! I don't understand the deal.

  • @ImFoolishTV
    @ImFoolishTV ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lol please investigate stuttgart and humphery

  • @joewalker8951
    @joewalker8951 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    $150,000 should be enough to divert away from the main rd in the middle of town and build a rd around the town.

  • @Ramseye123
    @Ramseye123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Here's you another city. Poyen city with a population of 290. Arkansas law states speed limit shall not be applicable upon the freeways and interstate highways of this state or to school zones adequately protected by a steel fence limiting access to and egress from safety crossings. They have school zone signs on hiway 270.

  • @WcSuka
    @WcSuka ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Damascus mayor talking about people doing 60-70 in the 45 zone. Like they weren't writing tickets for people doing 47. What a joke. Damascus grew thanks to the gas company and what did they do? Prey on the increase in traffic to line the city's pockets. Disgusting. Policing should not be about the money. Menifee is no better with their rent a cop out pulling people over on I-40 to make money. Towns with less than 300 people with the police force of a town with 3000.

    • @firecracker_jim
      @firecracker_jim ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damascus cops were stealing the money as well. They just got moved to neighboring towns no legal trouble. And the cops themselves were the most dangerous drivers in town all day they would drive as fast as possible back and forth ticketing people all day long. And (knock on wood) I’ve yet to see a wreck in Damascus since then.

  • @georgehendricks7570
    @georgehendricks7570 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poor poor little crooked towns. Now the Mayor of Menifee says they don't have emergency money. Maybe they should have a fund raiser without the squad car 👀 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @kathrynmolnar1902
    @kathrynmolnar1902 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do believe little flock should have that against them. But I haven’t seen the whole story yet, so I’ll find out who it is.

  • @maydayinc501
    @maydayinc501 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow you got a limit on speeding tickets. Now I can understand if they were giving out false tickets saying ppl were speeding and they weren't. But let's be real. I'm a trucker and everywhere I go NO ONE follows the speed limit but older ppl or sum1 that just got a ticket 😂 To me 1-6 mph over is not bad but many are driving 15+ over. Limit 55 they doing 75 or 80 smh.

  • @ADCGunman
    @ADCGunman ปีที่แล้ว

    How about Gould and Grady? How does a town get caught doing this? Are there yearly audits done by the state or does someone have to make a complaint? If so where do you complain?

  • @gabriellaanderson8452
    @gabriellaanderson8452 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Menifee is the ONLY place I have ever in my 60+ years gotten a speeding ticket!

  • @thegreaseboys3263
    @thegreaseboys3263 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jericho, Parkin, Cash & Lake City are all towns that need to be in this conversation.

  • @isaacstevens1912
    @isaacstevens1912 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This entire story is a result of bad road design. If the road through town was designed well, this wouldn't be an issue because people would naturally slow down through town. It's insane that they have a highway-sized road through town and expect people not to drive highway speeds.

  • @dorisseawell386
    @dorisseawell386 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alpena Ar a is horrible . 3 weeks and still don’t have my citation amount. Done everything in my power to get help , but get the government run around .

  • @pandachickenmama
    @pandachickenmama ปีที่แล้ว

    Start by reducing the police force and other government positions until the budget balances! Why are government entities bemoaning that they don't have any other way to raise revenue other than speed traps but American families are forced to trim their budgets when facing financial distress? Clearly it's not about safety, if it was then they would install rumble strips and show us the overwhelming number of traffic accidents and fatalities they are suffering from and their plan for the newest roundabout to increase the safety of the area.

  • @maydayinc501
    @maydayinc501 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes these small towns need the revenue cause they aren't major cities who got freaking tolls everywhere. Or even a bigger population to tax.

  • @mashayaskitchen8792
    @mashayaskitchen8792 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boop Boop that's what you get for DEPENDING on breaking the law to pay your bills. Y'all out drug dealing tickets and mad you got caught put in a dang restaurant somewhere.

  • @mikewurlitzer5217
    @mikewurlitzer5217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The mayor is dressed like a homeless person. Society is in quite a rapid decline.

  • @bobbyhahn6363
    @bobbyhahn6363 ปีที่แล้ว

    A speed trap is when an officer tells a person to speed . Then the officer turns around and the officer sits on the side of the road an catches the person speeding then writes them a ticket.

  • @slewcharles926
    @slewcharles926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They never meant to break the law so they cry about losing money? Ummm. Hypocrites much ?

  • @dunaweezel
    @dunaweezel ปีที่แล้ว

    We're coming for you next Dyer

  • @Mike-gc9ih
    @Mike-gc9ih ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You people don't know anything about traps until you drive a big rig

  • @Pedro-dh2nj
    @Pedro-dh2nj ปีที่แล้ว

    Heavener Oklahoma has seven cop cars and I think 3400 people grew up there they had one cop car that would barely run then they got some kind of intrepid or something and thought that was hot s*** and just kept stepping it up now you can't run 37 in a 35 or have out of state tags

  • @tinkerstrade3553
    @tinkerstrade3553 ปีที่แล้ว

    You don't have to speed to get ticketed by state troopers on some city street. And then the ticket was a lie.

  • @Pedro-dh2nj
    @Pedro-dh2nj ปีที่แล้ว

    There's a bunch of them right there in Oklahoma and Arkansas that police for profit

  • @johnamenrepass3130
    @johnamenrepass3130 ปีที่แล้ว

    Centerton,Ar.

  • @ChuckMorris-h8w
    @ChuckMorris-h8w หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dan florek is looking great

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 ปีที่แล้ว

    GRADY, AR.

  • @ricladouceur6202
    @ricladouceur6202 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe the should just lose their police. There's no crime in small towns anyway.

  • @brandonc2859
    @brandonc2859 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful anchor

  • @gianna01michelle
    @gianna01michelle ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that a certain small town along highway 67 between Malvern and Benton is possibly doing it some as well. In addition to my own experience with them because of a hill causing me a bit of a increase in speed getting me a hefty ticket fine.
    A friend's mom moved there and one night when he had been visiting her. The cops pulled him over and since he drives like a old lady & never ever speeds. They all but took his truck apart searching it for a reason to give him a citation/ticket. He said that they seemed angry that they couldn't find something to cite him for lol. Cause the only law I have ever seen him break is the seat belt law but for once he was wearing it that night lol.

  • @yahmadoss6860
    @yahmadoss6860 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you're a town that small you should be provided Revenue from the State. Either way it's coming from the Citizens

  • @terryreed4064
    @terryreed4064 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't speed in Menifee you won't get a ticket

  • @desskirkland9875
    @desskirkland9875 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is but isn't funny sequoyah county has been for I know of 30 years especially the town of roland

  • @kaycoats8344
    @kaycoats8344 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah. We know about those speed traps. Aaarrgh..(Charlie Brown speak for frustration)

  • @wonkawilly5573
    @wonkawilly5573 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Revenue collectors..
    It's part of the reason you guys are terrible. Law for profit is wrong.

  • @Pedro-dh2nj
    @Pedro-dh2nj ปีที่แล้ว

    Hackett Arkansas greenwood Arkansas Waldron Arkansas

  • @macriggland6526
    @macriggland6526 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    don't speed. lots of little critters will thank you.
    : )
    If you like running over small animals, emigrate to Colombia
    : )

  • @williamwise1136
    @williamwise1136 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like most democrats fo that nobody talks about they abuse their power

  • @robinshull6510
    @robinshull6510 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've gotten lots of speeding tickets over the years, and earned every single one of them. Don't speed and you won't get a ticket. You have no one to blame but yourself.
    .

  • @lwrefrigeratedexpress5698
    @lwrefrigeratedexpress5698 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That woman is beautiful

  • @kirbydonoho5707
    @kirbydonoho5707 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you wanna make revenue make it a construction zone and you could get twice that amount . lol

  • @brianfloyd5925
    @brianfloyd5925 ปีที่แล้ว

    Create revenue is all cops do ! Cops protect no one but the rich and serve no one but the rich ! And they aren't obligated to do that !

  • @alfonsocruz5461
    @alfonsocruz5461 ปีที่แล้ว

    McAlester, OK , speed 🪤. I have to pass it going to Dallas and I loathe it.

  • @digidali999
    @digidali999 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too bad for them😂🤣