article_snippet: Do good officers write more tickets than some people?
article_snippet: African-American drivers were two times as likely as whites to be searched during traffic stops but 26 per cent less likely to be found in possession of drugs.
article_snippet: Another issue raised in the report was how black residents were disproportionately targeted for traffic tickets which contributes to the expected court revenue of $2.4 million this year.
article_snippet: According to the report residents are seen ‘less as constituents to be protected than as potential offenders and sources of revenue,’ president Obama said: ‘There are guys who write a lot of tickets, yeah,
article_snippet: Look at Pine Lawn which is bringing in $1.6 million - is there a problem there?’
article_snippet: The actual figure is $1.8 million - as of June 2013 the Pine Lawn Municipal Court had issued 23,457 arrest warrants, or 7.3 per resident, the Washington Post has reported.