I think I have issued about 10 citations all last year. I am not a big citation hound.
Here is why.
I stop someone for hauling butt to work. Now he is probably some poor schmuck (like me) working hard to support a family with a lazy wife at home who doesn't work and don't give him anything but a migrane... If he actually understands why I even noticed the piss poor driving habits he exhibited and will likely correct it for at least a little while, I point it out to him, remind him to drive safer and issue a written warning -- No points on his license, No fine and he thinks the cop who stopped him is an ok guy. He may even stop to help me if some rather small old lady is stomping my behind on the side of the road some day... lol If I just arbitrarily give him a $150 citation, it will most likely be taken from his kids mouths, clothes etc... because most people will still buy their cigarettes, beer, dope or whatever. (at least where I patrol)
Now, if I pull someone over and they have a crappy attitude, put a battery on their shulder and dare me to knock it off, or ask dumb stuff like "whats your PC?" then I am more than prepared to show them--when they are signing their $150 citation... Additionally, if I pull over a female who is obviously sober and driving like crap, I just ask for her phone number.... NOT REALLY. :hilarious
But, If she is smart, she will immediately start crying hysterically and weeping that her boyfriend just dumped her, her cat is sick and she just had to spend $1000 to fix her car, etc... and I will feel so sorry that she is the one person worse off than me and tell her to buckle up and drive safe and hope I never see her again...
(the readers digest version... False start -- offence -- 10 yard penalty; repeat first down)
My boss and others like him...thinks he's the buddha of marine biology, meanwile, he's the proud owner of an ugly fishkill. Anytime I try to offer a friendly suggestion, he just scoffs and says,"Ugh, I know what I'm talking about...I've been doing this for 20 yrs..." 
