Cops to City Council: We Were Given an Illegal Traffic Ticket QuotaMelissa Melton But earlier this week, five police officers came forward to testify before the Waldo City Council that they are mandated to write a certain number of tickets each shift or face punishment even though such a quota stands in direct violation of state law. Waldo, by the way, only has seven police officers to begin with. The Gainesville Sun reported: Before a packed room, Officer Brandon Roberts told commissioners they were required by Chief Mike Szabo to write 12 speeding citations per 12-hour shift or face punishment. Roberts explained his claims with the help of an electronic presentation and printed emails as evidence. Were doing this with a heavy heart, Roberts said. We would never want to go against our fellow officers but we have no faith in our chain of command. It was also noted that apparently half of the citys $1 million budget comes from something officially listed as police revenue. The officers also accused Chief Szabo of enforcing questionable traffic stops and abandoning his post and disabling equipment so none of the department staff could find him. Szabo has since been suspended pending an investigation. Sadly, Waldo Police Cpl. Kenneth Smith, who was named interim chief following Szabos suspension, has also been suspended as well. At least its nice to see a few honest cops for a change Melissa Melton is a writer, researcher, and analyst for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared, and a co-creator of Truthstream Media with Aaron Dykes, a site that offers teleprompter-free, unscripted analysis of The Matrix we find ourselves living in. Melissa also co-founded Nutritional Anarchy with Daisy Luther of The Organic Prepper, a site focused on resistance through food self-sufficiency. Wake the flock up! 