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Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by ryandrake on Saturday August 31, 2024 @04:10PM (#41411582)
> The real money would be in giving civilians whose footage leads to a successful prosecution for moving violations a percentage of the fine.

I don't know where you live, but around me, the police are so disinterested in traffic safety that roads have turned into a Mad Max free-for-all. Red light running, stop sign running, lack of signaling, weaving in and out of lanes, and general belligerence on the road. That and 90% of drivers are playing on their smartphones. Police departments could get infinite money by just opening their eyes and pulling nearly anyone over.

Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by lr4444lr on Saturday August 31, 2024 @04:44PM (#41411813)
In my area, this is one their most intense efforts - fines are very profitable to the municipality.
Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by rcpt on Saturday August 31, 2024 @04:59PM (#41411925)
California?
Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by rbalicki on Saturday August 31, 2024 @05:17PM (#41412076)
Also NYC, also Miami. I never got this impression in the Bay Area when I lived there (10 years ago)
Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by y-curious on Saturday August 31, 2024 @05:43PM (#41412239)
Enforcement of red light running has been de facto nil for the past 4 years until a couple of months ago. The cynic in me guesses that this is due to the election cycle.
Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by monkeywork on Saturday August 31, 2024 @06:41PM (#41412595)
That is typically a case of police trying to negotiate funding, it will go in a cycle once a contract gets renegotiated they will go on a blitz to show how effective the funding was and then over time let it start to slide again.