More proof of police quotas? A reader sent us this video of a traffic agent on 94th Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn, allegedly giving out tickets at 12:52 p.m. yesterday. The only problem is that alternate sides parking ends eight minutes later. It would have been helpful if the videographer thought to put a clock in the shot or something.
So, was the Traffic Agent trying to match some quotas? It is getting toward the end of the month. Brooklyn's 77th Precinct was recently caught specifying how many summonses should be handed out, and many officers have threatened to boycott the "productivity goals." We contacted the 68th Precinct about the video, and they said anyone with complains should contact the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
