But Chief Dawson doesn't deny that writing tickets was a top priority for officers under his leadership. In fact, he feels strongly about it. "We don't pull folks over just to get our own kicks, we pull folks over to save lives. Call a parent and hear the reaction when you tell them their child's not coming home, and it goes through your mind if 'I had worked a little harder, done a little more, I might could've prevented this'."