“The city [of Washington, MO] will pay $100,000 to a former police officer who claimed he was fired because he criticized a police ticket-quota system. … At a Nov. 1, 2007, police staff meeting, [police chief Ken ]Hahn outlined new ‘performance standards’ for officers that required a ‘quota of arrests, written reports, tickets issued, warnings issued and self-initiated activities,’ the suit claimed. … The City Council voted to fire Messina in February 2008, after he criticized the alleged quota system on television.” [hat tip — Injustice News Feed] (03/17/10)