[The Magical Mischief Tour]

[umgud]

I thought these cameras were for safety, not revenue. At least he’s honest.

[pepsionice]

It’s a rather interesting game. The camera guy shows up and what he really wants you to do...is lease the cameras (to get the full warranty deal). Naturally, he wants front money, monthly money, and percentage money from each ticket. The political folks are mostly sold off his fancy graphical display that they can clear $500k a month easily.

So months pass with this new operation. The cops start to get challenged in court over various issues with the cameras. Eventually, an expert or two arrives in town with fancy graphics and starts to work for a couple of lawyers. They start to win cases in court. The amount of money starts to draft downward in terms of profit.

So the council starts to realize that the monthly fee is eating into the profit scheme, and the ticket fee that the company is taking in....is now a problem because it’s guaranteed whether the cops win or lose in court.

Then the city starts to discuss getting out of the contract, and realizes that they have to pay a pretty heft fee to get out. All in all...it’s an eventual lose-lose-lose scenario.

[Lockbox]

and what happens if no one breaks the law, then how will they raise the money?

Or they could ask PHOENIX how their system worked out......

[Paladin2]

What about police-state citizen fleeing?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm all for this, on one condition: We get to wire all government officials and employees with webcam/microphones to the Internet 24/7 so you can monitor them to be sure that they are discharging their duties responsibly and not engaging in any illegal activities.

We can call it the Government Agent Neutralization Act, and it is for the children.

[cva66snipe]

Well they won’t be making near the money on them they were
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/may/22/traffic-camera-bill-approved/ Not quite enough IMO but a pretty good dent in stopping them. $50 limit on fines and no court cost can be added.

[Secret Agent Man]

Who the hell they going to catch? A bunch of people speeding by in their boats?!?

This putz needs to be run out on a rail.

HOW ABOUT CUTTING SERVICES OR PERSONNEL, OR TRIMMING BACK GOVERNMENT WORKER BENNIES?????

Ass-head is what this councilman is. That’s the nicest word I can think of right now.