Posted by DarrylDavis (anonymous) on February 5, 2010 at 2:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Reading this from the above article is disturbing. : "Bryant has written more than 800 traffic citations in the last 10 months, impacting driver behavior within the city"

As per the article this man is given an award for generating revenue by pulling folks over and handing out traffic fines. With 800 citations issued in 10 months time that comes out to 80 per month. You have to ask the question , are drivers in this area that bad or is someone generating revenue for the city. If this individual is on the highway doing this activity on a regular basis then maybe it might be time to leave Demopolis and move to another town where such actions are not occuring.

Posted by sportsshooter (anonymous) on February 5, 2010 at 10:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The drivers are that bad - I deal with them on a daily basis. Just try driving from Parr's to DHS around 7AM and see how many people are going 10+ MPH over the posted speed limit. Any officer could give out that many tickets on that tiny stretch alone. That doesn't include improper lane changes (cutting people off, not signaling, etc.), running stop signs, running red lights, children in golf carts and various actions that could be considered reckless driving.

If you look at it in perspective, 80 tickets in a month's time (30 days) is less than three tickets per day. If he only worked half a month (15 days), that's less than six tickets per day. If he averaged stopping one person per hour for speeding (which is definitely possible) while working an eight hour shift for 15 days, that would be 120 tickets per month.

So, by my calculations and my experience on the roads in Demopolis, Office Bryant is probably cutting quite a few people a lot of slack. The only people who are generating the revenue are the people who are doing things to receive traffic citations. If people stop speeding, running stop signs, etc. then maybe he can spend his time doing more "non-revenue generating" things with his time.

In closing, I say "Thank you, Officer Bryant, for attempting to bring some sort of order to the chaos that can be found on the roads of Demopolis on a daily basis."

Posted by dpdtank (anonymous) on February 6, 2010 at 7:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Actually we do twelve hours shifts so I only write 1 ticket every couple of hours or so, depending on the call volume of the day. Sometimes I have to skip the first six or seven hours of the day or the last six or seven due to arrests or accidents, and that particular day I may only write two tickets.

I have a set rule and generally do not stop a car that is doing less the 10+ over the speed limit but i do write most vehicles that are doing 15+ over the speed limit unless their are exigent circumstances. I do cut a lot of people slack. Sometimes I might write someone two or more tickets, but it primarily depends on their attitude regarding the stop, or what else is going on doing the stop, DUI, drugs, guns, warrants etc.......

Drivers don't realize that it's very difficult and nearly impossible to control a two-three ton automobile on a highway when you are doing 15+ or so over the limit. Drivers tend to get comfortable or complacent in their ability to control that vehicle, and complacency is never good. They may get away with it once or even a thousand times, but in the end it will not end well. Whether it's a ticket or an accident.

The Demopolis Police Department does not set the speed limit for the city. It's set specifications are to D.O.T regulations. All we do is enforce the limit that they set. Several factors are considered when setting a speed limit, Traffic congestion, number of business or houses in the area, as well as inlets and outlets for traffic, and prior accidents in the area. The speed limit is not another tool that THE MAN uses to keep a brother down.... lol Just kidding. But seriously seeing people especially children and old people injured or killed due to the carelessness of another driver will change anyones attitude about not only speeding, but all traffic infractions. It only takes one minor error on the highway that can potentially end in a major injury or death of someone who had nothing to do with that driver or his error.

Something that the newspaper didn't print in this article are the stats showing that in the year 2009 there were over 100,000 major injuries due to accidents that were from driver error, speeding, running red lights etc..... that could have been avoided. A lot of these people lost arms and legs and some lost children or other family members, and sadly the worst- off ones lost brain functions and became vegetables for the rest of their lives.

The police deparment is not the only one with a responsibility to the other drivers on the same highway. We all are responsible and should take into consideration the fact that driving on the highway is a privilege and not a right, and surely not one we can afford to take lightly or take advantage of. Thanks Sportsshooter for your support. It's good to know that some of the citizens of this great city support share the same concerns for the ever-going effort to promote traffic safety. BE SAFE ONE AND ALL.........

Posted by DPDsista (anonymous) on February 7, 2010 at 9:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm very proud of Officer Bryant as well as the other officers of D'mop PD for tryin 2 keep the citizen and their family safe. There jobs would be more easier if we the people try to make a difference and Obey the law. The officers of D'Mop PD only do the JOBS they have sign up for the same as you and I if we had it or any job in that case. So I'm saying A JOB well done Officers Bryant keep the citizen of D'Mop as well as there families safe. In my closing knowing Officers Bryant on a personal note He takes His
job seriously even when He's not on the Clock... He's Always kept His Family Safe...I'm proud of you...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK... i