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Senator Nelson may have stumbled upon another area of the police force where it is alleged that there is rampant corruption. I am referring to the issue of ‘void’ traffic tickets. No data was given as to the level of ‘void tickets’ as a percentage of total tickets issued but word on the street is that more attention should be placed on the cops issuing the void tickets. It is being suggested that there may be a link between void tickets and the cops who take bribes from motorists to make the offence ‘disappear’. 

I have heard numerous stories about cops who issue ‘void tickets’ under the watchful eyes of their superiors but not before making secret arrangements with guilty motorist to pay a bribe later. It is said that the tickets had to be issued as a means of ‘keeping up appearances’ especially when several policemen are in attendance at the ‘spot check’. 

Senator Nelson may have been focusing on the amount of revenue lost by the government but if they allow the investigation to run its natural course, they may find that a number of these ‘void tickets’ were issued deliberately rather than resulting from human error whether technical or otherwise. 

There is currently an attempt to rebrand the police force and to ‘weed out’ the bad cops. This will not happen overnight. Members of the police force are doing a difficult job with less than adequate compensation. Those that are not fit for the job will take bribes. 

Jamaica Gleaner News – Void traffic tickets costing government – News – Saturday | June 6, 2009