Waldo, Florida police are under investigation for writing nearly 12,000 tickets last year. This would be no big deal if it weren't for the fact that Waldo has one stoplight, 1,000 people, and seven policemen.

Seven.

The speed [en]trap[ment] is so notorious, AAA erected the billboards pictured above to warn incoming drivers. Pass through the 2-mile town, and you will see the speed limit change eight times in a few of minutes. This impossible game of Simon Says is how seven cops took $400,000 from fellow Americans last year.

Waldo Police Chief Mike Szabo was suspended on August 12th for being such a tremendous dick. More specifically, Szabo is under investigation because his officers claim he ordered them to write 12 tickets every day, and such quotas are illegal in Florida (as they should be, but aren't, in all states).

Cpl. Kenneth Smith was appointed to take over the dick's job. However, Cpl. Smith was soon placed on administrative leave after fellow officers accused him of theft, misusing police equipment, and mishandling evidence.

According to The Gainesville Sun, Cpl. Smith not only used police cameras for personal use, he "had an alleged penchant for stealing hotel towels, which officers said proved his stays in hotels while the city was on a tight budget. Also, Smith stored drug paraphernalia and other evidence in a cooler under his desk."

Better an idiot than a tyrant, but neither will do too.

Gordon Smith, sheriff of nearby Bradford County, stood up for good cops everywhere and condemned the whole racket to CBS News, calling it a "cash cow, where there's cash register justice… That's legalized robbery, and we shouldn't be doing that."

Nobody's salary should be paid through the harassment of others.

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