OK, I think my scatter-shot ramblings obscured my central point in a lot of drivel. Let me restate it, because I think it was missed in your response to me (which had a bunch of good points).
Cameras that ONLY TAKE PICTURES OF TRAFFIC OFFENDERS are a feasible and widely-used (elsewhere) technology and such cameras are LESS INTRUSIVE INTO DRIVERS' PRIVACY THAN OTHER MEANS OF RED-LIGHT VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT. These cameras don't take pictures of people going about their normal, law-abiding actions, so they are less intrusive than police officers staring at you, or always-on surveillance cameras, or any other means of red light enforcement that I can imagine. Unless one just objects to automated systems on some grounds other than privacy (e.g., they just give you the creeps), I think we ought to welcome this technology for its enforcement potential, because it is uncontaminated by human biases, etc. If you just don't like camera-based systems, that's your prerogative; or feel that there necessarily should be some human input into the detection process, I think you should welcome this method. Cheers, R -- Robert P. Goldman ECCO [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
