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Wish my California city had this attitude that you can report people via an app. So many offenses “run with the driver”, i.e. they will not prosecute unless a
by georgeburdell 1y ago
Wish my California city had this attitude that you can report people via an app. So many offenses “run with the driver”, i.e. they will not prosecute unless a cop sees it happening and positively identifies the driver. They won’t even prosecute red light running from a video with the license plate clearly visible.
- samtho 1y agoA motor vehicle cannot receive a citation. If law enforcement cannot ID the driver as a particular individual when the infraction or crime occurred, a citation should not be issued.
- orthoxerox 1y agoWhy not issue it to the owner of the vehicle?
- samtho 1y agoThe owner of the vehicle may not be the one driving it.
- orthoxerox 1y agoSo? The one driving it is someone the owner willingly gave their keys to.
- samtho 1y agoGuilt by association, then? This is not how any sane legal system works.
- georgeburdell 1y agoYes, that is the rationale, even though in the specific case I cite, said red light runner caused an accident and left their insurance info and produced a driver’s license. The police don’t care. It doesn’t have to be like that. Why does New York not need to ID the driver to cite for idling? “The owner of the vehicle may not be the one driving it.”