# Why do cops only seem to aggressively look for criminals who........ **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 13, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-only-seem-to-aggressively-look-for-criminals-who/693006 "2014-07-13T18:20:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 71
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-only-seem-to-aggressively-look-for-criminals-who/693006/71 "2014-07-16T19:51:29Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > how do you know they were done away with??? Because I used to be a cop. No department worth its salt would ever impose quotas. They are illegal in most states, and they’re a bad idea from the start whether legal or not. However, I used to get that crap from almost everyone I ever issued a citation to: “Just gotta fill your quota, so you stopped me”, that sort of thing. My stock response was “No, sir/ma’am - we don’t have quotas, I can write as many tickets as I want”. Following that exchange, I would then check for minor things, such as expired inspection sticker or plates, etc. If they had been civil to me, I would have simply given them a verbal warning to get it fixed. After they ran their mouth, it’s ticket time. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-only-seem-to-aggressively-look-for-criminals-who/693006)._