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Last time I got one of these "tickets", it came from the red light camera company and informed me that as long as I paid the fine on time, I would not be report
by noonespecial 8y ago
Last time I got one of these "tickets", it came from the red light camera company and informed me that as long as I paid the fine on time, I would not be reported to the authorities and therefore would not receive a moving violation (and so points on my license). The money went to the red light camera company.
So, as a private entity, they collected evidence of a "crime" I committed, and threatened to expose me to the authorities unless I paid them off. How is this not extortion?
- sigfubar 8y agoHave you contacted your state's attorney general? This sounds like exactly the sort of case that their office would be interested in pursuing.
- noonespecial 8y agoI actually considered that but wasn't able to gauge how realistic an option that might actually be.
- gruez 8y ago>How is this not extortion? because it's authorized the state (municipality).
- hayksaakian 8y agoThat sounds suspiciously like a phishing scam, they had photos and everything?