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#998 of 1005 Inconsiderate Traffic Laws by andres3

Jan 04, 2013 (3:58 pm)

I find DUI checkpoints highly inconsiderate. I've wasted over 20 minutes getting through my last one, and that didn't even include being pulled aside (which I wasn't).
 
They are inconsiderate for the following reasons:
 
1) The courts erred in ruling them Constitutional. They trample on several fundamental rights.
 
2) The ends don't justify the means.
 
3) They waste time, waste gas, increase pollution (from tailpipes idling), and create congestion.

#999 of 1005 . by fintail

Jan 31, 2013 (9:47 am)

Here's a nice enforcement tactic
 
Yeah, respect them, right. Animal Farm...

#1000 of 1005 Re: . [fintail] by andres3

Feb 04, 2013 (12:28 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jan 31, 2013 9:47 am)
There was a story of charges brought against 9 Philadelphia traffic court judges recently. I'm sure that city isn't alone with a corrupt traffic court and enforcement system.
 
In good news:
 
San Diego Mayor Filner lived up to his election promises, and had the illegal and unconstitutional camera's brought down. All red-light cameras and required associated (red light photo enforced intersection) signage was removed as well (at taxpayer expense) the other day.
 
So San Diego is now free from the oppression that was REDFLEX or whatever other scam artist run corporation that works in red-light cameras.
 
So the taxpayer paid to put up the signs and cameras, and now the taxpayer pays to have them removed and thrown away. My big question is what scum sucking idiot no brain people thought this was a good idea in the first place?
 
He cited several reasons for removing them:
 
1) increased accidents or lack of evidence showing any reduction in accidents.
2) bred contempt and disrespect for law enforcement
3) bad way to welcome tourists to the city, and say thank you for visiting, here's a $500 fine in the mail.
 
The unsaid final reason was that I believe San Diego was no longer making a profit on the camera's, and was barely breaking even.
 
In other good news, my favorite quote from this story:
 
An analysis of crashes that occurred during the ICC’s first full year of operations, from December 2011 through December 2012, also found that speeding was not to blame for most of these accidents.
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/02/04/icc-speed-limit-go- ing-up-to-60-mph/?wprss=rss_local
 
Speed limits going up, what's not to like? Albeit painstakingly slowly and incrementally.
 
Some here might find it blasphemy that most accidents weren't related to speed. With greater speed comes greater risk, or so some in the dark ages still say.

#1001 of 1005 Re: . [andres3] by fintail

Feb 04, 2013 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: andres3 (Feb 04, 2013 12:28 pm)
"Speed kills" is one of the greatest lies ever perpetrated against a populace.
 
The crony capitalist camera operators should be treated as other corporate criminals. More of our market oligarchy at work.
 
1) increased accidents or lack of evidence showing any reduction in accidents.
2) bred contempt and disrespect for law enforcement
 
Exactly. Some people need to prove their side, and if they want respect, earn it like normal people.
 
About the local corrupt irresponsible should be imprisoned or hanged LEOs, no TV news story carried it on their site or on the air. Only a print media site carried it. I wonder why.

#1005 of 1005 new tactic by steve_ HOST

May 10, 2013 (5:23 pm)

"Privacy advocates are going to court in California over the use of automatic license plate readers by police.
 
The sophisticated camera systems are mounted on squad cars and telephone poles. They are able to read license plates and record the time, date and location a car was encountered.
 
One such device, the SkyCop Mobile License Plate Recognition & Video Surveillance System, is touted by the Memphis Police Foundation on its Web site. The organization says the system can provide police with such information as "improper registration, people driving on revoked licenses, stolen plates and/or stolen vehicles, outstanding warrants, sex offenders (and) known gangsters."
 
Court Battle Looms Over Automatic License Plate Readers
 

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