[Jeff Higgins]

O.k., so flip side of the last two VW stories - how many of us heard the gavel drop right after the judge read "Porsche" on the ticket? I know I have.

Again, a two pronged approach would solve much of this problem. Remove the financial incentive. Restore the standards of evidence to "probable cause" rather than the current "preponderance", so the accusing authorities actually have to prove their case. Not to themselves, but to our fellow citizens. Petty, financially driven enforcement would come to a screeching halt.