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December 23, 2008
An Awful New Game
It seems like the kids at a high school in Maryland have invented an awful new game called Speed Camera Pimping. As a prank, students from local high schools have been taking advantage of the county's Speed Camera Program in order to exact revenge on people who they believe have wronged them in the past, including other students and even teachers.Calling such robo cops into question would be terrible. Think of all the misery it would cause. A municipality would be paying for one of these devices and then their ability to generate revenue would be in doubt. The consequences could be serious. For the city budget. Montgomery County Council President Phil Andrews said that the issue is troubling in several respects. "I am concerned that someone could get hurt, first of all, because they are speeding in areas where they know speeding is a problem," he said.Robo cop integrity? Called into question? I hope so. H/T National Review Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 12.23.08 at 06:13 AM
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I strongly approve of this practice, but would like to see the students use license plates of politicians instead of their own rivals and foes. That would transform this from a prank into a truly patriotic act. Andrews also said that this could hurt the integrity of the Speed Camera Program. Andrews gets a special award for People Unclear On The COncept. "Hurt the integrity?" God, I hope so - I hope this cripples this fascist program. I hope it bankrupts the idiot municipalities that imposed it, and ruins the careers of the scum sucking whores in office that approved it. Steve Skubinna · December 23, 2008 11:50 AM Fight the Power! We got to fight the powers that be. Rhodium Heart · December 23, 2008 02:01 PM I think the license plates of MADD and PETA execs would be appropriate. Then Greenpeace and any other nanny stater you can think of. Tis an excellent idea for the Christmas season. A gift that gives and gives and gives..... Bob · December 24, 2008 10:35 PM Post a comment
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I cannot bring myself to be troubled over this. If it became a national trend, in some large plurality of the camera tickets were pranks, one of two things would happen: cities would buy better cameras, or they would stop installing them altogether. Actually, they might just continue to use them, justice be damned.
As for buying better cameras, no camera and processing technology exists that would defeat a determined prankster -- or cheater. That won't necessarily stop local governments from buying more expensive ones.
Given that these cameras are unsettling symbols of a creeping police State anyway, this has a very Tea Party feel to it. On balance, I think everyone should do it.