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Sure, someone might be happy to end up with a drink voucher instead of a ticket, but I suspect most people would be happier not getting pulled over at all.

Seth Stoughton, an assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina and a former police officer, after reports of the Tempe, Ariz., Police Department's new "positive ticketing" campaign. After public outrage, the department said it would not pull drivers over to give them coupons for following traffic laws.

Seth Stoughton, an assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina and a former police officer, after reports of the Tempe, Ariz., Police Department's new "positive ticketing" campaign. After public outrage, the department said it would not pull drivers over to give them coupons for following traffic laws. 

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.