Arlington camera acts as a rolling tax collector

The Washington Times ^ | 05/28/2004 | Tarron Lively

[rmh47]

Wasn't Arlington the city that had the camera at an intersection - to catch people running red lights - that pulled in way over a million dollars annually? I mean from that one intersection alone? It turned out that the yellow light was set too short, and the city did everything imaginable to keep from changing it?

I know it was a city in Virginia, and I'm pretty sure it was Arlington. There was a FR article about it.

[kylaka]

delinquent property-tax bills

What am I missing here. These folks own property. Presumably its not a mobile home, that they can move at will. Why doesn't some bureaucrat get off his fat ass a go collect the delinquent tax?

[philetus]

They can take your license for an overdue library book.

[pageonetoo]

... If congress has to choose between cuts in services or raising taxes, I'd bet on higher taxes.

I already pay more taxes than I care for. I have established a private foundation, and am carefully setting myself up. I have been converting cash to hard assets, and stocking up, for quite a while, now.

It is all part of my retirement plan. I just wonder if I will be able to afford to drive there, in my 6.7mpg motor home..?

[pageonetoo]

Why doesn't some bureaucrat get off his fat ass a go collect the delinquent tax?

....yeah, that's gonna happen!

You forget the basic principle. They also got to support someone's yachting habits!!

[chambley1]

The Arlington County Board ordered the police not to cooperate with the feds when enforcing laws against illegals. To skirt fed requirements the county has a housing grant programs - ILLEGALS are eligible.

Unpaid parking tickets v.s. illegal aliens/MS-13 gang members!!!!!!!!!!

Unpaid tickets a more heinous crime!

[chambley1]

My 8/25 published letter to editor (NVA Journal) on this very subject.

Arlington is safe
haven for gangs

Regarding Arlington's new
handheld tax collection
weapon, what will camera
operators do if they discover
a stolen car with no insurance,
expired registration and
illegals driving it?

Oh yeah, those folks don't
count, according to County
Board Chair Barbara Favola
and board member Jose
Walter "no-profiling" Tejada.
I"m sure the added revenue
will be used by their comrades
on the all-Democrat board to
augment their growing "Mara
Salvatrucha Gang Member
Sanctuary and Housing Grant
Program."

Indeed, in the interest of
"caring and compassion," the
Arlington County Board has
created the perfect sanctuary
for gang members to hone
their criminal skills while
simultaneously providing
them a safe haven while they
torment outlying jurisdictions.
In lieu of offending
machete-wielding gang
members, Arlington County
has decided to make an
unpaid parking ticket a more
heinous crime. Priceless!

[AnalogReigns]

About the million dollar one camera one intersection---I think you are right, its Arlington. I grew up there. There's a light in Roselyn (right accross the Potomac from DC) where I think it is...or it may be somewhere else.

I find the use of such cameras in order to GIVE tickets more objectionable than this one, which is just a way to look up tag numbers to see if people owe tickets. As the article states, the old way was for officers to scan through pages of license tag numbers--not a very efficient use of their time.

Basically this system just catches scofflaws who have refused to pay tickets a real human gave them. Not a bad idea--and may encourage people to use a garage, getting their cars off the street!

The whole thing of cameras at intersections--or like in DC cameras as SPEED traps (and so many roads have limits set way too low) or worse, cameras, as is routine in the UK, set up watching the throughout the city--well that creeps me out, and honestly does seem to be a serious compromise of civil liberty for the sake of security.

Looking up license numbers of scofflaws seems pretty tame compared to what can (and even is) being done.

[pageonetoo]

I worked out of Arlington for a while, and never liked to be there. I left work one day when it snowed, to drive 8 miles, to where I lived at the time, in Fairfax City. After leaving around 4:15, I arrived home a little after 9:30. The alien population is overwhelming to area, and have for a number of years. They have no clue about driving. It seems they just aim!

I moved to WV. Now, I go on the back roads here, and make much better time, since everyone knows how to deal with it...

Virginia taxes and gubmit, local taxes and gubmit, local storm troopers all over. I thought it would be better out here, but the cloud is moving west (I'm 1.5 hours from my Dad at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in DC! I will be glad to quit the area, ASAP. I am buying land further out, and also have diverted my energies to a couple of other places. In addition to WV, I have land in NM, NC, and AZ. All have homes built and ready to occupy. I have food and supplies stored at each. I am not an alarmist, nor anarchist, nor am I worried about Armageddon. I am saved, by the Blood of Jesus!!!

I was a Boy Scout ( Imade it to Life). I was a Boy Scout Master (I mentored 3 young men to Eagle). I have had several business ventures, and partnerships (some have even made money). I know how to operate in town, and in the woods! I

I don't like the way my country has become... and I do not know if anything can be done to fix it!!! I will "be prepared", though...

[af_vet_rr]

The whole thing of cameras at intersections--or like in DC cameras as SPEED traps (and so many roads have limits set way too low) or worse, cameras, as is routine in the UK, set up watching the throughout the city--well that creeps me out, and honestly does seem to be a serious compromise of civil liberty for the sake of security.

Be glad you don't live in Baltimore, or you'd really be creeped out - They are going a few steps further in Baltimore

[Joe Hadenuf]

Yeowza!

[Joe Hadenuf]

All new homes build should have cameras installed in them. Give them the appearance of smoke detectors so people wont be offended.

[houeto]

"I don't think it's going to happen with a big calamity..."

With all our top leaders practically ASSURING us of a pre-election attack of MAJOR proportions and...

our Federal Gov setting up THIS unique website

http://www.ready.gov/

you might possibly be quite wrong.