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blumpkinmania t1_jecok98 wrote

Reply to comment by traanquil in Connecticut to Test Speed Enforcement Cameras in Work Zones Beginning in April by NewsHugh

Besides being unconstitutional IMO, it’s another in a long line of civil liberty violations. And if they make it a civil infraction only then it’s just another in a long line of regressive taxation. Finally, getting a fine, weeks after an infraction does nothing to solve the problem it purports to solve.

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traanquil t1_jefmu99 wrote

I get the critique of computerized policing and the potential dystopian possibilities around it. That being said , the current practice of police pulling people over for minor traffic infractions is a huge problem for these reasons: 1 - it can lead to dangerous interactions for either the cop or the detainee 2 - minor traffic stops are often used as a pretext for racially discriminatory policing or other forms of biased policing. 3 - minor traffic stops are by default spotty and unfair. Among a line of 10 cars speeding , a cop will pull one of those 10 over while the other 9 get away

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blumpkinmania t1_jefvsuy wrote

I Don’t care to argue those points. Let’s say they’re all true. At least in those cases you’ll get to face your accuser. When you get a ticket from a computer they don’t even know who was driving.

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