That title hides the worst part.
The cops arrested him and then said social services was coming to take his son who was with him at the time. Then the cop was told the charges wouldn’t stick and still did it.
Fucking disgusting to terrify a child like this.
Let me guess, a month of paid vacation for the cop?
If the reason to have speed traps is to get people to reduce their speed then that guy was literally getting people to reduce their speed.
The police need reformed because they try to get people to do bad as a way of making money.
That makes society literally worse instead of better.
Pretty telling that they’re not really about safety when officers will speed after someone at 100+ cause they got their feefees hurt in the exact same area the speed trap is.
I mean if the police wanted to enjoy their job they each would get a day to park a cruiser up the street … and then change into civilian clothes and sit in a lawn chair up the street drinking a beer smoking a cigar holding a sign saying “speed trap ahead” and then calling in anyone that ignores it with it being tracked by the squad car’s camera.
that would be how you police if you want to have fun.
(this is my most brilliant idea ever. and i yield it freely to law enforcement)
People hate it, but as someone who leans towards fuck-cars, well sign-posted automated traffic cameras remove this problem. Stop cops from chasing people in cars like some dumb movie, and endanger both parties by parking on the freeway - just mail them a ticket.
So an automated speed trap is the solution? That’s just a flat tax. And for the wealthy it’s not even an inconvenience, just the cost of driving as they please.
It doesn’t have to be. Speeding tickets probably should scale with wealth.
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I kinda feel like speeding tickets don’t interfere with the goal of getting drivers off the road, probably even help a little.
it is, yes. I don’t think that’s an issue because a lot of countries that use it also couple it with a system that if you continuously break the law there are further sanctions
It’s not a flat tax you clown. Just don’t speed
“Just don’t speed”
Meanwhile in reality they can craft these traps to maximize revenue by doing things like changing speed limits for specific sections of the same road for no apparent reason other than to charge people for speeding.
In addition to your point, there are certain places (I’m looking at you, Houston) where a whole lot of people just have paper tags. They’re all faked. So where are we sending those tickets?
There are also a load of unregistered motorcycles with plates from three owners ago. It’s not their fault that no one bothered to register after that.
TXTag tried sending me bills for someone who bought my car after I traded it in. I proved it was no longer mine. They dropped those charges. Then it started over the next time whoever owns the car drove on their tollway. Went on for two years.
I’m sure long-term they will improve the system and things like this will happen less and less. I’m sorry that happened to you, but it doesn’t mean the idea as a whole is bad.
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What you’re describing may be an issue. I suspect it is a tiny minority of the speeding tickets written. The above poster is advocating for well advertised limits and automated ticketing. I think this is a very reasonable solution to an undeniable problem: driving is dangerous, speeding more so.
The situation your describing a contrived edge case and is not a valuable contribution to the discussion at this stage.
“Just don’t speed” is, by and large, a very reasonable thing to ask of drivers.
Just because you can’t see the obvious issue of deriving revenue (and thus eventually relying on it) from traffic violations, doesn’t mean it’s a contrived edge case. Here are a couple of articles to help you along: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/31/us/police-ticket-quotas-money-funding.html
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/red-light-camera-controversy/
I read the article second article, the first is paywalled. I still think cameras are a good solution. The argument in the article sounds a lot like “some police are bad, we shoud disband the police” or “some government officials are greedy, we should disband the government”.
Frankly, it sounds like the real issue if that they have privitized the production and configuration of the traffic cameras. If there was legislation in place that ensured fair and consistent implementation of the devices much of the issues identified by the author would be moot.
Any system that we put in place to enforce rules can be abused by those in power, but that doesn’t mean the system is bad or wrong. The reality again is that cars are dangerous, and I argue we should prioritize protecting the public.
It’s easy to hop in a discussion and say “no that’s bad”, but a lot more productive to say “here’s an alternative”.
Lol. Let me introduce you to Lindale, OH.
the residents and the police are both happy with this solution and it exactly describes my proposal, but it seems like you’re using this as proof it’s a bad idea?
the only criticism is someone saying “it’s a bit of a money grab,” which - yeah, isn’t that the point of capitalism? So is selling bread, water, electricity, internet, books…
but why I’m proposing it is because it decreases confrontation - in the context of someone being extra judiciously killed by police, so - which would you rather lose, $100? or your life?
It does nothing to increase safety. Mailing someone a citation after the fact does nothing to stop the crime as it is being done. And, as is the case in Lindale, it doesn’t even make any money as a large majority of the recipients just throw them away.
which study are you referring to?
this one claims it increases safety https://www.rospa.com/media/documents/road-safety/speed-cameras-factsheet.pdf
i dont mean to be rude but are you absolutely sure you’re speaking from a place of “I want to increase road safety in general with methods that actually work” and not from a place of “I don’t want to pay a $100 fine?”
I’m speaking from a place of “I drive through Lindale and see this with my own eyes”.
so we agree its a good thing?
from your source:
Last year, 17,300 speeding camera tickets were issued in Linndale — 3,319 fewer than in 2021, according to reports from the Parma Municipal Court.
or are you arguing speeding in a 25mph zone is a good thing?
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I don’t see why you can’t do both.
Speeding tickets are a regressive tax. And they won’t get people to hate cars, they’ll get people to hate government.
they are a tax on speeding and that’s a good thing because speeding causes greater strain on infrastructure.
also, everyone saying “but rich people won’t be as affected” — but rich people aren’t the majority and this issue occurs with the majority.
Improper use of hand signal charge for the middle finger made me chuckle. Two first amendment infringements in one encounter though? This officer needs to learn what the first amendment is and how it works.
The cop knew it was bull shit. He wanted to inconvenience the guy.
“Douglas is heard saying that even if the charge would be dropped, it at least “inconvenienced” Guessford.”
They should get charged for inconveniencing the court
Yeah, that’s actually genuinely funny. The rest of it is fucked.
Power tripping assholes.
“You can’t do that,” Popp tells Box. “That will be dropped.”
“Yeah, it’s gonna get dropped,” Box replies. “I told (Douglas) it’s definitely going to get thrown out. … I said, ‘Ah, that’s not really going to fly, buddy.’”
Douglas is heard saying that even if the charge would be dropped, it at least “inconvenienced” Guessford.
“You can beat the rap but you can’t beat the ride”, in other words.
Fuck pigs
I don’t understand why he didn’t go after Box himself. The recording demonstrated that he was violating his civil rights, and knew it wouldn’t be upheld. That should have gotten rid of his qualified immunity.
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Saying all the quiet parts out loud
edit: to be clear i am referencing the police talking to each other idk what else people thought i meant but ok
Big win for vehicular manslaughter fans
It can be hard to support the first amendment when you disagree with what’s being said, but that’s why it’s so important.
This isn’t speaking truth to power, though. More cars driving faster and more dangerously is the establishment. You fail to see that free speech is for protecting the voices already in power, and this is just another example.
How does that boot taste?
Car-centric society is the boot, friend.
That’s such a shit take ur half mushroom
If the cops won’t uphold the law, why should the citizens?
Because driving too fast kills our children
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I have worked in an industry that served people involved in car accidents and I can tell you right now that is probably the least true thing in the world.
