Law Enforcement Promoting Excessive Caffeine Consumption

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Police Reward Good Drivers With Coffee

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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) — Happy holidays. Now pull over to the side of the road.

Motorists may be in for a surprise if they spot flashing red lights in their rearview mirrors in this Sacramento suburb during the holiday season.

Police are stopping law-abiding motorists and rewarding their good driving with $5 Starbucks gift cards.

A traffic officer came up with the idea to "promote the holiday spirit and enhance goodwill between the traffic unit and the motoring public," police Sgt. Tim Curran said.

Local businesses donated money to buy the gift cards.

"They raised a substantial amount of money," Curran said. "They'll be pulling over a lot of people."

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Or, in other words: taxpayer money is being spent to pull over drivers so that they be advertised to.

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I don't really see a problem with it. It's a nice holiday gesture.

Law enforcement should attempt to not be pricks throughout the year, not just Christmas.

Either way, the fact that it's a gift voucher for Starbucks is the most objectionable thing.  Why not just give them five bucks?  Much less corporatist.

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I don't actually have a problem with caffeine consumption, although it doesn't do much for me.  The title was sort of an attention grabber/joke.

Yes, giving out cash to drivers is a stupid idea.  The point is that so is giving them Starbucks gift certificates.