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Red Light Cameras, Or Simply Extortion

I say that best way to get of  silly laws  is to strictly enforce them.  Rochester, New York, as else where, use red light cameras not to promote traffic safety, bur rather to fill the city coffers, via, Drudge Report, [1] from the Rochester, New York, Democrat and Chronicle [*](no link):

Over the past 18 months, city of Rochester employees have committed at least 119 red light violations while driving city vehicles, records show.

But while employees can be disciplined for the violation, “payment of the related fine will not be required,” according to a newly adopted city procedure for handling the violations.
One-third of the infractions were by police department vehicles, including one driven by Police Chief James Sheppard. These are not instances where squad cars are going through intersections with lights and sirens blaring. But Sheppard said most do involve emergency responses, and typically are rolling stops on right turns

I believe that red light cameras are unconstitutional. That it the City of Rochester, want to deprive you of your money and your right to travel without any due process.

If red light cameras are said to prevent T-boning, there is no reason to exempt city vehicles.  If the only purpose o fill the city coffers, their no point for the city to fine herself.

*  I do not link to subscription web sites.    More over, attempts to load D&C pages amounts to cyber torture.