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> Running reds, extreme speed, escaping police are all common. How do these cameras prevent those crimes?

• tonymet 8mo ago
  plate reading help police track down suspects without pursuit. video recording in general help police collect evidence necessary to convict reckless driving.
  • rationalist 8mo ago
    It sounds like you're talking about solving crimes, not preventing crimes.
    • tonymet 8mo ago
      solving crime and convicting criminals has first and n-order effects. For one, a few criminals commit most crimes, so locking people up reduces many crimes. Secondly, convictions are a deterrent.
      • dopidopHN2 8mo ago
        Do you have a source for those claims?
        • tonymet 8mo ago
          “Those claims”