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Bedford, NY - Town Judge Admonished For Doling Out Excessive Traffic Fines |
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Jul 30, 2009 at 03:24 PM
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According to The Journal News 
, Town Justice Charles G. Banks Jr. levied thousands of dollars in excessive fines on motorists at the end of 2006 and 2007, according to a state judicial oversight panel, which found his conduct at least created the appearance he was handing down outsized penalties to bolster town coffers.
I have sent written apologies to all affected persons, and have arranged for those persons to receive a refund of any excess fine that was imposed," Banks wrote in a statement e-mailed to The Journal News by his lawyer.
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Jul 30, 2009 at 03:37 PM Anonymous Says:
B"H
how do they define excessive? I think a lot of the tickets are excessive....
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Jul 30, 2009 at 04:11 PM Z. N. Mishegoss Says:
The speed traps on 684 between Exits 4 and 6 are huge revenue producers for Bedford. Keep it at 65, especially near milepost 15.
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Jul 30, 2009 at 03:56 PM Anonymous Says:
check out the Pallisades Parkway court
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Jul 30, 2009 at 05:14 PM New law Says:
The local govermemt can not keep any fine or penalty for them self. they have 2 choices.
1. Give the money to the state
2. Give the money to the people via check @ the end of year ( for example a county collected a total of a million dollars and has ten tousend residents. Send a $100 check to every resident.
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Jul 30, 2009 at 05:01 PM Avrohom Abba Says:
Listen please.
We all have heard and read about deaths and crippling injuries connected to speeding.
Forget the fines!
Fines---shmines.
What about life?
Yes, they are wrong for setting speed traps just to fill up their town's funds.
But, forget them!
In this week's sedra Vaeschanan, we learn to watch our souls very carefully!
If we do not speed, we are following the correct path to life and we are doing a mitzvah and we are following the Torah.
"No speeding" is not an imposition placed on us.
"No speeding" promotes life, health and safety.
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Jul 31, 2009 at 01:02 AM speed trap Says:
It's one big racket. The cops fill a quota. the judges fill the coffers. The mayors fill their pockets.
Many people I know when pulled over got more then one ticket. This way if the fine is lowered on one ticket they get you for the other. My brother got pulled over for speeding he got 3 more tickets. The cop didn' like the way the front plate was on. And 2 for too dark tinted windows (one for each window.) Since there is no price on the ticket you have no choice but to go and try to fight it,
In New york city the bike lanes are treated like a no stoping zones which is one of the most expensive violations and the agents get you even for dropping someone off.
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Jul 31, 2009 at 08:33 AM Shlomo Says:
“ It's one big racket. The cops fill a quota. the judges fill the coffers. The mayors fill their pockets.
Many people I know when pulled over got more then one ticket. This way if the fine is lowered on one ticket they get you for the other. My brother got pulled over for speeding he got 3 more tickets. The cop didn' like the way the front plate was on. And 2 for too dark tinted windows (one for each window.) Since there is no price on the ticket you have no choice but to go and try to fight it,
In New york city the bike lanes are treated like a no stoping zones which is one of the most expensive violations and the agents get you even for dropping someone off. ”
Interesting. So he was speeding, had a poorly affixed front plate, and improperly tinted windows...and this is a racket? At what point does violating traffic regulations go from "one big racket" to "irresponsible?"
There is a reason behind each of those regulations--they weren't made simply to fill the City's coffers. Now, this isn't to say that cities don't see violations as a revenue stream, they do. So it's time to strike back at the City!
Don't speed! Take care of your car! Obey parking regulations! Stick it to the City!
(and you and your children will be safer for it, too).