Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras

caffiend666 writes "According to a Dallas Morning News article, any 'Dallas police officer in a marked squad car who is captured on the city's cameras running a red light will have to pay the $75 fine if the incident doesn't comply with state law ... Many police officers are angry about the proposed policy. The prevailing belief among officers has been that they can run red lights as they see fit.' Is this a case for or against governments relying on un-biased automated systems? Or, should anyone be able to control who is recorded on camera and who is held accountable?"

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Re:I had a comment, but changed my mind

[qqtortqq]

Wow, paranoid any? Do you really think a police officer would see your opinion, somehow get a subpoena for slashdot to get your IP, somehow get another subpoena to get your contact information from your ISP, all while hoping you live in their jurisdiction, just if they happen to pull you over they will recognize that you are the "red light camera supporter?" Get a life.

Re:I had a comment, but changed my mind

[Threni]

Why don't you get an account using a nickname, so no-one knows who you really are?

Re:The police ought to follow the law.

[fingusernames]

Fire trucks are fun. My eccentric dad has a '55 Mack pumper, and a '40-something 100' open cab American LaFrance ladder. I've run a red light or two... it's a pain to get that pumper going, straight cut gears and all. We need to get them running again this summer.

Larry

Re:The police ought to follow the law.

[Afrosheen]

#431, I bow to your leet UID. Shall I bring the caviar and champagne now or will you have it in your bath sir?

Re:The police ought to follow the law.

[danpsmith]

The only thing the absence of CNN reports is evidence of is the absence of CNN coverage. By your logic third party presidential candidates don't exist because major news outlets refuse to cover them.

Hujagiggawhat? Third parties? Come on, everyone knows there's only two parties: republican and spendocrats.... There's more? But I thought Fox NEWS was fair and balanced. How come they didn't tell me about these supposed "third party candidates."