rkeytech

Just moved here from Scottsdale AZ. Their traffic courts border on violating your civil rights. 90% of all tickets in Arizona are issued in Scottsdale by cameras. That's a fact. Red light cameras do somewhat prevent runners, however the next step is speeding cameras. While it may seem that these are good methods of prevention they are a violation of our due process rights and eliminate the human element. Not all people that seemingly run lights, (innocent till proven guilty), or allegedly speed should be ticketed. How do you determine if they were really running the light or not? The line in the sand is firm with cameras, but may be in reality out of focus. Cases are not always black and white. That's a fact. The purpose of government is to protect people's interests not to generate thousands of extra dollars without regard to particular situations or citizen's extra legal expenses to fight bad policy. The City of Scottsdale has a lot of cameras and they also have about 30+ windows at there traffic court. It is only to generate new revenue. This is unethical politics. Do we really want this oppression in Dallas? Scottsdale's traffic court lobby looks more like a race track betting counter. It's basically big business. The municipalities should be required to have an officer cite you at the time of violation, not an envelope mailed to an address that they can't verify whether you received it. Due process means humans serving the warrant or violation, promptly. Due process isn't 4-5 weeks later, it's at the time of violation. If governments weren't so large they wouldn't need extra revenue generators. Cameras don't give the ticket at the time you commit the crime. Speeding and red light citations, have the intention of prevention, and should not exist to supplement a municipality or states revenue. I say no to more cameras and I am not alone in this opinion. Just ask anyone that has ever lived in Scottsdale and moved out of there because of this oppressive policy...Cameras really need a second look, there are intended to generate income and do not really prevent as much as they generate income for greedy municipalities!