I personally can't get too worked up about this "infringement of personal
freedom"... if you don't run red lights, you won't get busted. But that's
just me... maybe some people like to run red lights as a matter of course...
Or, more charitably, maybe it's a case of "I don't agree with what you [do],
but I'll defend to the death your right to [do] it"... which, if you think
about it, is pretty darn silly in this case, if not outright dangerous.
on 10/27/03 2:54 PM, Chuck Renner at crenner@dynalivery.com wrote:
>> Alas, not all change is progress. Has anybody fought these things
>> on constitutional grounds, ie the inability to confront the witness
>> against you in court. Or the fining of the vehicle owner
>> instead of the
>
> Of course, the joy of most traffic enforcement is that it isn't a
> criminal proceeding, hence all the nice protections and 'beyond a
> reasonable doubt' issues don't apply.
>
> Dick Armey had plenty of ammunition against red-light cameras on his
> freedom.gov site, but since he retired from Congress, the site has
> become a tribute to the war in Iraq, and all automotive links are now
> 404.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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