Mark quipped: > 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!" > I admit, I've been trying hard to summon up some hatered towards this idea, but it just isn't there. I think most people opposed to the cameras are mainly thinking 1984 has arrived 20 years late, and get nervous about "Big Brother" I get nervous about that ham fisted sibling, too, but for entirely different reasons. Cameras themselves are no different than having a traffic cop at every intersection. It's the process of enforcement that can be worrisome. Will due process be adhered to, who issues the citations? Does a computer just spit them out, or does a person review the shots taken by the camera? Who charges the suspect? A photo or video is evidence, not an indictment. That said, I'm not opposed to the idea, but "Big Brother is watching" still gives me the willies!
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