Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data

Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by 8organicbits on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:35PM (#36924905)

Why do you believe they don't provide safety? Some countries apply fines proportional to income, so there's no inherent need for them to be regressive.

Having driven in places where some roads are dotted with cameras and others are bare, the driving behavior is clearly altered. With cameras present, most drivers don't speed. Others speed just below the ticket threshold (+5mph?), or speed only between the cameras. On the roads without cameras drivers are often 10-15mph over the limit with some even faster.

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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by Rebelgecko on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:09PM (#36925224)

I don't have a citation handy, but I've seen studies showing that red light cameras increase accidents. People slam the brakes because they don't want to get their picture taken and get rear ended

I'm also not crazy about it from a privacy perspective.

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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by abenga on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:30AM (#36929110)

You wouldn't need to slam on your brakes if you are not speeding in the first place, right? Privacy seems a valid argument to me though.

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