NY Man Arrested for Cutting Wires to Red Light Cameras (2016)

Re:NY Man Arrested for Cutting Wires to Red Light Cameras (2... by noonespecial on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:32PM (#18331717)

Last time I got one of these "tickets", it came from the red light camera company and informed me that as long as I paid the fine on time, I would not be reported to the authorities and therefore would not receive a moving violation (and so points on my license). The money went to the red light camera company.

So, as a private entity, they collected evidence of a "crime" I committed, and threatened to expose me to the authorities unless I paid them off. How is this not extortion?

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Re:NY Man Arrested for Cutting Wires to Red Light Cameras (2... by sigfubar on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:45PM (#18331812)

Have you contacted your state's attorney general? This sounds like exactly the sort of case that their office would be interested in pursuing.

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Re:NY Man Arrested for Cutting Wires to Red Light Cameras (2... by noonespecial on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:50PM (#18331851)

I actually considered that but wasn't able to gauge how realistic an option that might actually be.

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Re:NY Man Arrested for Cutting Wires to Red Light Cameras (2... by hayksaakian on Monday October 29, 2018 @06:05PM (#18331988)

That sounds suspiciously like a phishing scam, they had photos and everything?

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Re:NY Man Arrested for Cutting Wires to Red Light Cameras (2... by gruez on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:49PM (#18331841)

>How is this not extortion?

because it's authorized the state (municipality).

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