To: sappy
Many cities in California have taken them down, including Roseville. They did not plan for the large number people who went to court over the ticket. As a result, police departments and courthouses were hit with staffing pressures that were needed to handle the increase in court cases, including the processing of evidence, etc..
To: ExtremeUnction
They did not plan for the large number people who went to court over the ticket. As a result, police departments and courthouses were hit with staffing pressures that were needed to handle the increase in court cases, including the processing of evidence, etc.. That's kind of hard to believe if these are the type of cameras that take a perfectly clear photo of the driver behind the wheel along with laser or radar speed measurement. I mean, you can show up in traffic court in Washington requesting a mitigation of the fine, but what kind of a contested defense would one muster to the violation? (other than the usual calibration issues, but the WSP has been extremely fastidious about procedures recently). It is true that the prosecutor's office (usually the county-District Court here) has to devote staff time to filling requests for discovery.
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09/09/2008 4:15:36 PM PDT by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture™)
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