Police Or Revenue Creators?

Today the wife and I had to go into town to do some shopping, and as we were driving through the Frontier Village area in Lake Stevens we counted 5 police on motorcycles pulling people over for speeding. They were all sitting side by side on their motorcycles with their radar guns.
In this area the speed limit used to be 60mph but just recently they lowered it to 35mph. Now granted, 60mph did seem like it was too good to be true for this section of road (although it has been 60mph since the beginning of time) but 35mph is just plain stupid and was done clearly to create revenue for the city of Lake Stevens. The area is 5 lanes wide with nothing on either side up to the first light. Ever since the day they changed the speed limit it has been a favorite hang out for police because the speed limit transitions from 55mph to 35mph and they can sit and nab people all day long for not slowing to 35mph fast enough.
Today was the worst I have ever seen it and caused my wife and I to make some observations pertaining to the usefulness of the police these days.
Let me just say that I can't stand the police. I don't think I have ever met one that wasn't an arrogant, egotistical ass. Nice ones might be out there, heck they might even be in your family but you would have to prove me wrong on this one because so far everyone I have ever come in contact with are just plain jerks. Police do not act like the are there to serve and protect the public. They act like everyone they come in contact with is a criminal and treat them accordingly.
Anyway, as I was saying, the wife and I started talking and agreed that Police are no longer what they used to be. Today Police do very little other than produce revenue for the city they work for. Police no longer investigate crime. Police no longer do anything to find your stuff if your it is stolen. Ask them, they will tell you. Years ago Police used to be crime fighters. They would do things to prevent and stop crime. Not anymore.
Last year my sons car was stolen out of the Fred Meyer parking lot. It was two days later when I learned that Fred Meyer has cameras all over the parking lot and my sons car was parked where one would have had a clear view (it was daylight when it occurred) of the thieves. I called Fred Meyer and asked if I could look at the tapes, they said no but they said the police can come in and look at them. I asked if they ever do that, they said no. NO!? I asked if cars were stolen from the Fred Meyer parking lot often and the guy said "yep all the time". Also break ins were common as well. "And the cops don't look the tapes when this happens?" I ask, the guy said "rarely". So I call the police and ask if they have looked at the tapes. I was told that they really don't have time for this. Well clearly not, they are too busy stacked up 5 deep creating revenue for the city. All they would have had to do is go look at the tapes and possibly even get the plate number off of the car involved. My son suspected it to be people he knew and told the police this. All they would have had to do is go look at the tape together and my son could have told them if he knew them but of course the police are too busy to do that.
Story number 2. Every day at around 3:00pm a car drives by our house on the road we live on (speed limit 35mph) going at least 70mph. We live on a road lined with houses. My daughter has to cross the road to get the mail. She has to cross the road when she gets off the bus. So the wife calls the Sno County Police. She tells them that the same car drives by everyday and asked if a cop can come out and nap this speeder. (Let me just interject that I think there are times when people should be ticketed for speeding. Like say in areas where there are kids and people are going double the speed limit. Not for doing 5 or 10 over the speed limit) The wife is told that Sno County doesn't have time to come out and try to nab one guy. Kate tells them that he drives by AT THE SAME TIME everyday. She is told there is nothing they can do.
Story number 3. The wife and I haul our trash to the dump that happens to be one mile from our house. The other day we make a trip to the dump. We take it in cans that have clamp on lids. The woman in the booth that takes the money tells us that we are supposed to have a tarp covering the trash. I tell her "Yes but its all in cans with clamp on lids". She says it doesn't matter. The law was just changed and now any trash being hauled no matter in what form, must be covered with a tarp, AND that Sno County Police is going to start sitting on the road to the dump (the same road I live on) and is going to start issuing 50 dollar tickets for people without tarps. Of course they don't have time to help us when we ask, but if they can nab people all day long at 50 dollars a pop, they are all over that.
Basically Police are not going to do anything that doesn't create revenue. I could sit here and give you example after example of this but you get the point. Something must be done.
I have a couple suggestions that everyone needs to start doing to help this situation. The first is NEVER EVER pay a ticket. ALWAYS hire a lawyer that specializes in fighting traffic tickets. First off, they are almost always successful and they aren't that expensive. Do your homework and find a good one. I use James Mucklestone in the Sno County area. He is $350 dollars. Now you might say that is a lot of money but trust me after you take in account what your insurance will do if you get a ticket, its money well spent. I also have heard of a local guy that you only have to pay if he wins. That sounds like a great deal if you can find him. James has told me that NO ONE should ever pay a ticket. He said that laws are in place to keep the police honest and that procedure must be followed in order for you to be found guilty. VERY VERY few police follow the rules and this is how he beats the ticket for you. I have a friend that fought a ticket and the lawyer subpoenaed the radar gun. The gun was tested by pointing it out the window of the court room and it registered a tree at 80mph. The point is, you are not guilty until a judge says you are. DON'T JUST PAY YOUR TICKET. At the very least, if you don't think you can afford a lawyer (although like I said, in the long run its cheaper) then go and fight it yourself. Do some research on the internet. There is lots of good information on how you can beat a ticket yourself. Take the time to fight it. If tickets start costing the state more than they make, then maybe they will start writing less tickets.
Second thing we can do is this. If you see a cop pulled over trying to nab people with the radar gun, flash your brights in rapid succession at every car coming at you to warn them of the cop ahead. If this practice would become common place, then we could all save each other a lot of time and money. I have had numerous people flash their brights at me lately to warn of cops ahead and I do it myself so I do think its something that is catching on. The more people that know about this, the less of our hard earned money will will have to give to the state and trust me we already give WAY too much.
Police in their current job roll are completely useless to the public. Lets voice our opinions and do something about it. We want and need public servants, NOT revenue creators for the state.