I'm a retired cop and they are unconstitutional. Not that that will save you from a ticket. The gov can't charge you with anything less than a felony unless it occurs in the presence of the issuing agent. In other words, I couldn't charge somebody with a misdemeanor or traffic offense unless I personally witnessed it. Shop lifting was a misdemeanor where I worked and we didn't make the complaint, unless we witnessed it, the victim did. We would get a statement from the victim, roll in with the suspect and the victim, the court would issue the summons based on the victim's statement, but the cop never issued it.
A machine can't issue a summons, no cop or government official witnessed that white taco speeding, so any summons is bogus.
Then, you get into the whole issue of how false video info can be. Watch a soccer game on TV. Watch the replay of an offsides call from different angles and you'll change your mind about the call with each different view.
Then there is the whole kick-back thing where these companies collect the fines from the violators and then "contribute" to the re-election funds of the politicians who voted the things in to "save the children".
Then there is the overwhelming evidence about how red-light cameras CAUSE crashes. We had them in Charlotte years ago and you could see broken glass and skid marks at every intersection that had them. I drive a tractor-trailer and people would stop for green lights in 55mph roads because they thought the light might change and they didn't want to risk a ticket. I can't tell you how many times I almost kicked these idiots for a field-goal when the would slam on their brakes for a green light.
Then there is the fact that they don't stop anyone from violating the law, they just fine them for it. When a cop pulls over a speeder, he is stopping them, not just letting them continue speeding and then making them pay a fine for it.
And how much police work is going on here? When I would stop a car blowing a light on a Fri night, I would find weed, weapons, outstandng warrants, unlicensed drivers, etc. The camera doesn't do any of that.
NC got rid of them because the revenue was supposed to go to the state education fund. Nearly all of it went to the camera companies, so the courts tossed them. I'm sure the libtards will find a way to bring them back at some point and I'll just move somewhere that doesn't have them.
