[freeeee]

From London uses cameras and databases to track license plates for tolls and fines

"The vehicles that are unaccounted for are explained by the fact that the figures are approximate and the 700 cameras scattered around the zone capture about 90 per cent of vehicles and number plates. These are then checked against payment records."

Let me for the record repeat a few lies frequently heard in the red light camera debate:

"Red light cameras won't be used for other purposes."

"If you don't run red lights, you don't have anything to worry about."

"If you think these cameras are going to track your movement, you're wearing the tin foil hat."

And as I predicted (which isn't that hard), all of those were lies, designed to ease our fears as total public electronic surveillance is incrementally established.

Here we see the inevitable results of politicians empowered with the tool of camera saturated cities combined with databases. And it only gets worse.

Land of the free???

[freeeee]

Disgusted ping

[Publius]

William F. Buckley made this idea part of his platform when he ran for mayor of New York in 1965 on the ticket of the Conservative Party.

When asked what would be his first action if elected, Buckley said, "Demand a recount."

[Fudd]

Well, it seems to me there should be a market for technology to defeat these plate-grabbing cameras. I have one idea on how it could be done...

[NativeNewYorker]

Such cameras in NY wouldn't last a week without cops guarding them.

[ikka]

London's imposition of the toll is expected to generate about $300 million a year in revenue.

And the money received will go into making London's roads better, right? RIGHT.......

[July 4th]

$27/hour to park in Midtown was toll enough for me.

[kitkat]

SHEESH!