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<blockquote data-quote="Kobra Khan" data-source="post: 9788256" data-attributes="member: 44062"><p>Can't wait to hear how this turns out! I'm rooting for you OP! </p><p></p><p>This reminds me of the infamous Linndale, OH speed trap on I-71 just outside of Cleveland. It's a rather pathetic 4 block area that is the laughing stock of Ohio. On a slow revenue month for that village, you can set your cruise control to the speed limit, and still get pulled over.</p><p></p><p>For many years the village of Linndale, Ohio, ran a lucrative speed trap on a stretch of Interstate 71 that passes through this small village of 159 citizens. The speed trap was notorious for several reasons.</p><p></p><p>First, the stretch of interstate that ran through Linndale is just 440 yards long. Second, since there is no entrance to or exit from I-71 in Linndale, the police who staff the speed trap must actually leave the village to get into position on the freeway. Third, the money generated from the speed trap accounted for from 70% to 91% of the total village budget. Finally, Linndale was planning to build a jail with proceeds from the speed trap. The village didn’t need a jail to house its own prisoners; rather, the plan was to rent out cells to other communities with overcrowded jails as an additional fund-raising ploy.</p><p></p><p>In 1994 outrage over this activity resulted in the passage of a law by the Ohio General Assembly prohibiting operation of the speed trap. The legislation’s sponsor was quoted as saying, "The Ohio General Assembly does not believe the criminal code should be used as a fund-raising tool…" Unfortunately, the Court of Common Pleas did not agree, and in January 1997 the law was overturned allowing the speed trap to be reinstituted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobra Khan, post: 9788256, member: 44062"] Can't wait to hear how this turns out! I'm rooting for you OP! This reminds me of the infamous Linndale, OH speed trap on I-71 just outside of Cleveland. It's a rather pathetic 4 block area that is the laughing stock of Ohio. On a slow revenue month for that village, you can set your cruise control to the speed limit, and still get pulled over. For many years the village of Linndale, Ohio, ran a lucrative speed trap on a stretch of Interstate 71 that passes through this small village of 159 citizens. The speed trap was notorious for several reasons. First, the stretch of interstate that ran through Linndale is just 440 yards long. Second, since there is no entrance to or exit from I-71 in Linndale, the police who staff the speed trap must actually leave the village to get into position on the freeway. Third, the money generated from the speed trap accounted for from 70% to 91% of the total village budget. Finally, Linndale was planning to build a jail with proceeds from the speed trap. The village didn’t need a jail to house its own prisoners; rather, the plan was to rent out cells to other communities with overcrowded jails as an additional fund-raising ploy. In 1994 outrage over this activity resulted in the passage of a law by the Ohio General Assembly prohibiting operation of the speed trap. The legislation’s sponsor was quoted as saying, "The Ohio General Assembly does not believe the criminal code should be used as a fund-raising tool…" Unfortunately, the Court of Common Pleas did not agree, and in January 1997 the law was overturned allowing the speed trap to be reinstituted. [/QUOTE]
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