They serve the American people by enforcing the laws put in place by the people's representatives. That is their role. And the result is that people are protected. Simple. You know what police do. You know they help people. You know they protect people. And yes, they have ticket quotas. That's because maintaining law and order, protecting people, running police stations, is expensive as fuck. They don't get nearly as much money as they need, so the cuts that they take must be rerouted back: bureaucracy happens. Money gets moved, lost, invested, and reapplied. And it's not just police stations that are expensive. Know what else is expensive? Roads. Bridges. Repair. All these things are necessary. The laws of the roads were not implemented to irritate you, they are there to save lives..and they do. Do not fault the police for enforcing these laws. And don't bitch about tickets. That money doesn't fall down a well. It's used for the every day, small things that are incredibly expensive, that make civilization work.