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Yeah this feels like a bad idea. People usually associate a police state with the police vs the people but when the people are the police, you start to distrust

• ryandrake 3y ago
  If I could get a small cut of the ticket revenue, I would just camp out on a highway overpass with a good zoom camera and take pictures of people on the highway playing with their phones. From a recent bus ride, sitting high up and looking down into people’s cars, I’d say 80-90% were scrolling social media or texts while driving. I’d have a nice steady income an be doing an actual public service, unlike the cops (wherever they are these days). This shit actually causes accidents.
  • ta1243 3y ago
    > From a recent bus ride, sitting high up and looking down into people’s cars, I’d say 80-90% were scrolling social media or texts while driving Are you talking about drivers sat stopped at red lights or drivers actually driving along. I'd struggle to believe either. An AI powered operation a few months ago in the UK showed that those not wearing seatbelts outnumbered phones 4:1, which would suggest a maximum of 25% on social media. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-65139997 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-65139997
• morkalork 3y ago
  Really? I thought citizen informers (voluntary and coerced) were a core component of police states. The Stasi had incredible numbers of them.
  • LorenPechtel 3y ago
    The key factor would be that it would require video proof of the offense. And it would be things that the people felt were wrong, not merely the state felt was wrong.