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How are things like this ever allowed given the "right to face your accuser" and "presumption of innocence until proven guilty" that we're supposed to have?
by josephcsible 3y ago
How are things like this ever allowed given the "right to face your accuser" and "presumption of innocence until proven guilty" that we're supposed to have?
- tzs 3y agoI don't know the details of California's system, but generally in places that use these kind of systems you can dispute the ticket. That gets you a hearing where the government that sent the ticket has to prove the violation under the appropriate standard of proof. Your accuser is not the camera and associated systems that automatically mailed you the ticket. Your accuser is the government that sent you the ticket, and you can face them at the hearing. The camera is just evidence that your accuser will use at the hearing to establish the violation.