Talk:North Carolina State Highway Patrol

Propaganda?
Edits to this article frequently attempt to squash any true telling of the primary purpose of the State Highway Patrol (by listing their primary activity as revenue generation, since their tickets are 80%+ of their job). Removal of controversies section is likewise inappropriate, and their origin as a hindrance to black mobility along the highway and roads as part of Klan control of NC government. The Highway patrol article should be considered for speedy deletion if it cannot and will not allow fair telling of what the SHP is not just the parts that give glowing recommendation of it. It is a traffic ticket generation machine with a law enforcement purpose that has absorbed many other duties, and most of those tickets are still written for minorities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.74.134.199 (talk) 19:10, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

NC highway Patrol became part of the NC Department of Revenue until 1941 http://www.dor.state.nc.us/aboutus/ncdor.html "The state's Highway Patrol also became part of the Revenue Department's Motor Vehicle Bureau. However by 1941, faced with growing needs on the state's highways and the Patrol's increasing responsibilities, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles was created at the Governor's urging. The entire Motor Vehicles Bureau became part of the new department, leaving only the gasoline tax unit at the Department of Revenue."

"According to a study in this month's Journal of Law and Economics, local governments like Malden use traffic citations to bridge budget shortfalls. Researchers Thomas Garrett and Gary Wagner examined revenue and traffic citation data from 1990 to 2003 in 96 counties in North Carolina, and they discovered that the number of citations issued increases in years that follow a drop in revenue." http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/02/10/speeding-parking-tickets-on-rise-as-government-revenue-source.html

Enforcement can still be a type of revenue generation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.74.134.199 (talk) 02:01, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

One of the reversions appears to have been made by a State Trooper or member of the courts. Source: whois.arin.netIP Address: 204.152.3.37 (United States)Name: NCAOC2Handle: NET-204-152-2-0-1Registration Date: 9/17/94Range: 204.152.2.0-204.152.3.255Org: North Carolina Adminstrative Office of the CourtsOrg Handle: AOCAddress: Administrative Office Of The Courts 2000 Yonkers Road City: RaleighState/Province: NCPostal Code: 27604Country: UNITED STATES — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.74.134.199 (talk) 03:27, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

C.A.P.?
The article seems to assert that the Civil Air Patrol is part of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. No reference is provided in this article. As a member of the C.A.P. in North Carolina, I've learned that the C.A.P. is a national, non-profit organization. While the C.A.P. works with the S.H.P., I don't believe that they're part of the same department. I hope to read up on this a little more and correct the article if necessary. --KertDawg 20:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

C.A.P. Confirmed
While N.C. does have a "Department of Crime Control & Public Safety, Civil Air Patrol Division", this is just a state liaison with the N.C. Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. In fact, this division consists of two people. (Reference: ncwg.cap.gov web site, 21 May, 2007) --KertDawg 03:02, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 17:39, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Controversies
I just took out the Controversies section. Since it is controversial, it needs actual citations, not just a note at the bottom that gives a generic, non-specific source.Not good enough. See WP:CITE. If put back in, needs to be worded much more neutrally than it was. In fact, the whole article needs to be less POV. Am working on that. -- JoannaSerah (talk) 17:36, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, is that Pop culture section really necessary. Was tempted to take that out. Not cited correctly either. -- JoannaSerah (talk) 17:45, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Unsourced
This article is largely unsourced and has been tagged as such for over FIVE YEARS. If anyone can add sources please do so. Otherwise, my plan is to begin removing unsourced information. If I remove parts you want to keep, please provide sources to back it up if you restore. Sundayclose (talk) 01:41, 20 May 2016 (UTC)