Disclaimer: my experience with US police officers is limited to being asked questions by a couple of cops at the airport and watching The Wire. Assuming that c

Disclaimer: my experience with US police officers is limited to being asked questions by a couple of cops at the airport and watching The Wire. Assuming that cops do actually have quotas, and that their bonus are tied to achieving these quotas, this effectively creates a for-profit police force. Which mechanically leads to aberrations like the DEA agent mentioned in the Caswell case[1] who was paid taxpayer money to find private properties for seizing. And who watches the watchmen? Note this situation is not unique: in France, the former right wing government put a heavy emphasis on crime statistics, and since the new "left wing" interior minister seems to follow the same policies, it's probably still the case. 1: http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/01/17/carmen-ortizs-sordid-rap-sheet/ http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/01/17/carmen-ortizs-sordid-rap-sh...