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Mayor of Michigan town says warning wasn't enough, demands ticket for speeding








By The Associated Press



WARREN, Mich. - A Michigan mayor says a warning wasn't enough after he was stopped for speeding.


So he asked for a ticket instead - and got it.


Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was pulled over Monday on the way to city hall for going 45 m.p.h. (72 km/h) in a 40 m.p.h. (65 km/h) zone and the officer told him to watch it next time.


Fouts says he was uncomfortable the entire day with just a warning, thinking it might be construed as favouritism.


So he called the deputy police commissioner and demanded the ticket. Police delivered it to Fouts' office and the mayor paid the $100 fine.


Fouts told the Detroit News that he "had to set an example."