If it’s a major U.S. holiday, you know that the cops will be out in full force with yet another “crackdown” for those of us who have the day off. The official claim is that they’re trying to reduce traffic fatalities.
Bullshit. There are two reasons why cops write a lot of tickets on holidays. It’s because the higher-ups recognize that a lot of travel is an excellent opportunity to earn revenue, so they make all the working cops get out there to write tickets. The working cops are pissed at the rest of us for enjoying ourselves while they work. Also, they know that they’ll catch a ration of shit if they end the holiday crackdown period without enough tickets. There isn’t a specified quota (that would be wrong), but the supervisor will let them know if they don’t have enough tickets from such a target-rich opportunity.
While I’ll believe that the average cop would rather not work a messy traffic death scene, I’m not swayed that the reason for this crackdown is safety. It’s about the money. It’s about sticking it to you for any infraction that earns revenue.
So please be aware that you aren’t paranoid. They really are out to get you.