On 8/25/04 5:35 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It looks like Minneapolis could get red light cameras sometime in 2005. This > afternoon the Public Safety and Regulatory Services Committee voted 4-0 > (Niziolek, Colvin Roy, Johnson, Samuels) to move a proposed red light camera > ordinance forward. CM Colvin Roy indicated she receives more complaints > regarding speeding and red light running than any other issue except the > airport noise. CMs Niziolek and Johnson said they receive a substantial > number of speeding and red light running complaints. CM Samuels said he is > willing to give red light cameras a try but he is concern about potential > legal challenges. Opponents to the ordinance testified that it raised a number > of privacy and due process issues and that it was a mere drivers tax revenue > raiser. Since these cameras are up and operating in a number of other cities throughout the country, I'm personally not too worried about legal challenges. However, can someone explain the logic of how catching someone blowing through a red light is an invasion of privacy? I'm open to changing my mind if I see some good reasoning on this, but until then, my response to this development is "Yay!" Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
