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Every camera system in my state (OH) has proven to be nothing more than a cash grab that mostly enriched the private entities that ran the cameras/administratio
by gorlilla 3y ago
Every camera system in my state (OH) has proven to be nothing more than a cash grab that mostly enriched the private entities that ran the cameras/administration.
They passed laws to allow it by crying safety; but then botched the entire deployment by being the greedy nepotistic politicians they are.
AI isn't suited to fix any of the underlying problems here.
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- elil17 3y agoIf people are calling it a "cash grab," that means it's working in my opinion. Even a ticketing system contract was awarded in a corrupt manner (which is wrong of course - and the people involved in that should be prosecuted), every person who gets a ticket from one of those systems is someone who was going over the speed limit or running the red light and putting the lives of everyone around them in danger.
- fingerlocks 3y agoNot really. I got a ticket from a red light camera because I stopped literally inches past a thick white line that marks the end of the intersection. But this was at least three feet from the crosswalk. There was zero chance anyone could have been hurt my behavior. The camera is not discerning in the slightest. Fortunately the judge agreed and tossed my ticket, but I doubt many people go through the effort to contest them.