Posted on 06/24/2026 7:39:23 AM PDT by Red Badger
Elect this man to lead something.
LISTEN: Jacob Rockwell was fined for running a red light in Pensacola, Florida.
Only thing is Jacob wasn’t in Florida, he was in Alabama.
He sounded off at a local city meeting recently and his concerns go beyond just one citation. pic.twitter.com/kXSlzaLCLI— The Facts Dude 🤙🏽 (@Thefactsdude) June 22, 2026
That's Pensacola resident Jacob Rockwell.
He was out of town in March and someone else was borrowing his vehicle. Rockwell doesn't dispute that this other individual ran the red light.
His problem is the seemingly-insane bureaucratic process to try and prove that he wasn't the one driving.
These things have been deemed unconstitutional for this reason: because the enforcement action of 316.083 unduly shifts the burden of proof to the vehicle owner, me, to prove my innocence, rather than the State having to prove my guilt.
Currently, I am guilty by default. I've been convicted by a computer program.
Usually, this whole mess of who committed by a police officer pulling somebody over and actually witnessing them in the driver's seat. The AI camera doesn't do any camera verification whatsoever.
To get your constitutionally mandated due process, you have to jump through hoops put up by Automated Enforcement Division, a private company in Orlando that's owned by another corporation called Novoa Global, which is owned by a Chilean-Swedish millionaire named Carlos Hoffstead.
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If you wanna fight this think because you were wrongly accused - me again - you can't just request a hearing through [Pensacola] PD or the courthouse.
Officer Mike Wood of the Pensacola Police Department says the system isn't that bad - that you just fill out an affidavit with your info and the name of the other driver as part of that process.
Officer Wood did not, however, explain why American citizens should bear the burden of proof with a mountain of paperwork, or what you would do if an unknown thief had stolen your vehicle and proceeded to rack up numerous traffic fines.
Watch more about Rockwell's case here:
VIDEO AT LINK.........
This Big Brother surveillance is un-American. It's China-esque, and none of the voters asked for this.
Officer Wood says its about saving lives and "to get people to conform," which, you know, is also what China says about their mass surveillance programs.
As you ponder that balance between public safety and natural rights, I feel it necessary to summon THE CLIP as food for thought:
"Men must be governed! Often, not wisely, but governed nonetheless." pic.twitter.com/MX18fW26kX— Crusader of Christ ⚔️ (@Defendthewest17) June 6, 2026
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An affidavit? Naming the driver?
How about the fact the government bears the burden of proof that you are the driver? You have the right to remain silent.
The government has to prove you were the driver. Period.
Whoever signed the ticket, claiming the owner was the driver, is guilty of the crime of perjury by false written declaration, a felony of the third degree, under Florida Statute 92.525 Verification of Documents; Perjury by False Written Declaration.
The state has usurped any rights you have when you own a car or have a driver’s license. They’ve deemed it a “privilege”.
Theres already been a couple of instances here that AI got the I.D. wrong and people were falsely arrested.
It don’t work....at least not to a definitive certainty.
All of this surveillance done “for public safety” is unconstitutional. Used to be you could drive/walk across this country untracked. Started with credit cards and ATM’s. Now it’s traffic cameras, license plate readers, your own vehicle’s tracking software, and every Ring doorbell or building external cameras on every street you walk or drive on. I can’t count how many cell phones are watching you.
Satellites as well.
In Texas a Red Light Camera ticket was mailed to the owner of the car. Much like a toll pass bill.
Until Texas wised up and overturned the Red Light Camera ticket laws.
Funny thing.... My son was driving my car last year and probably went through a yellow to red light in Leon Valley.
I get a ticket in the mail from some company in I think Arizona.
File 13. Unenforceable and uncollectible.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
That "constitution" thing you're relying on is SOOooooo ten minutes ago!
In this brave new world, Big Nanny Government is always right ... and you have no rights.
(Automated Enforcement Division)
The “fun” is just beginning...
As a retired LEO of 30 years I am and have always been against traffic cameras use for enforcement. Guess I’m just old fashioned. A citation should only be issued by a warm blooded real life law enforcement officer. End of story.
Government has cameras everywhere ... but government gets very upset when YOU have a camera pointed at it or its agents.
“Whoever signed the ticket, claiming the owner was the driver, is guilty of the crime of perjury by false written declaration, a felony of the third degree, under Florida Statute 92.525 Verification of Documents; Perjury by False Written Declaration.”
You misunderstand.
Nobody claims the owner was the driver. The citation is tied to the car.
Just like a parking ticket.
No points, no notification to insurance company.
I’m adamantly opposed to automated traffic enforcement except in limited circumstances, but in one respect I’m not sure what the problem is in this case. Does the driver in Florida get violation points added to his record in the event of an automated violation notice? In every other jurisdiction where I’ve seen this enforcement, there are no points added to the driver’s record; there’s just a monetary fine.
But they fined the owner who wasn’t driving it.
The borrower of the car ran a red light
and was ticketed under the owner’s name?
Was the borrower using the license of the car’s owner?
Even if the person gave you explicit permission to borrow it, presenting
another individual’s official government document as your own is illegal.
“Theres already been a couple of instances here that AI got the I.D. wrong and people were falsely arrested.”
It was the cops that got it wrong. AI was not at fault.
The car thief scenario happened to me years back. I either lost or had my wallet stolen (no idea which it was)
A couple years later, I received a letter from the state informing me that due to my poor driving record I had amassed ten points and was in danger of having my license suspended.
That was news to me since at that point I had never had a moving violation of any sort.
I called the state and was connected with Dick Tracy. (that was really the investigators name) He was very good and helpful. I also worked with a cop buddy on my own investigation.
Some guy had obliterated my license and had a real one made by the state with my name and his photo. He really was a terrible driver and had a lengthy record. We were ultimately unable to track him down.
I had to jump through lots of hoops. I had to change my name by eliminating my middle name and getting a new driver license number. The state put a flag on mine to arrest me. (before I changed it, I did get a ticket and asked the cop why he didn’t arrest me. He said he never called me in, just gave me the minor violation.)
I also had to go to court on the most recent violation where the cop took one look at me and said “You’re not the guy I wrote the ticket to.” That ticket was cleared.
I had to work with my insurance company to keep my good rates and record.
Basically, I had to prove my innocence. While in my case it wasn’t hard, as I recall, I’m several inches taller than the thief, it took a lot of time and energy.
Fortunately, I was dealing with a human police force, not a blind, unthinking camera and some stupid AI garbage.
Law enforcement isn’t the objective.
Raising tons of revenue is...................And it does...........
If there are no points, then what is the guy complaining about? He should direct his anger at the friend who was violating the motor vehicle code in a borrowed car.
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