[CWuestefeld]

the true value of this "activity," the tapes indicate, was that it offered proof that the precinct commander and his officers were doing their jobs

Apparently cops have their own value of kloc metrics.

[hga]

Indeed. And that's why when a cop harasses someone, e.g. trying to provoke them into something arrestable, it's often "nothing personal", they're just trying to get enough points to keep their superiors happy, maybe get promoted, etc.