Cape Coral, Florida is looking at a proposal to strap AI-powered cameras onto its garbage trucks. As the trucks roll their normal routes, the cameras would scan yards and house fronts for code violati...
Pop up fines - impediment to free travel - arbitrary tax collection. I mean, if you want to go back to Roman times where any government officials you happen to meet can just grab you by the shoulder and “collect taxes for the emperor” because you happen to be within reach - you can call that “not evil” if you like. I call it regression of civilization.
Normally I’m not fond of complaints with regards to transportation regulation, because there’s usually good safety reason, but sincerely fuck receiving a ticket in the mail I didn’t know I could even receive. I think speed limits help people not die, but there are reasonable ways to do things.
Like the person also replying to you said, I am fine if I’m warned, but otherwise I’m legit just getting my pockets ran.
Yes, if you want to post a clearly visible easily readable sign: “SPEED LIMIT 80kph, VIOLATORS WILL RECEIVE FINES UP TO $5000 BY MAIL” then that’s fair game. If it’s a camera on a post with no notice and just the normal SPEED LIMIT signs that mean nothing of the sort the world over… that’s like a troll hiding under a bridge shaking down unsuspecting travelers as they pass.
If it’s clearly posted, that’s fine - and appropriate in certain mountain pass situations.
If it’s a surprise when the fine arrives in the mail, that’s pure unadulterated evil.
I’m fairly neutral on this, can you explain why it’s evil?
Pop up fines - impediment to free travel - arbitrary tax collection. I mean, if you want to go back to Roman times where any government officials you happen to meet can just grab you by the shoulder and “collect taxes for the emperor” because you happen to be within reach - you can call that “not evil” if you like. I call it regression of civilization.
And to clarify, we are talking about the automatic measurement of speed and issuance of speeding tickets?
Normally I’m not fond of complaints with regards to transportation regulation, because there’s usually good safety reason, but sincerely fuck receiving a ticket in the mail I didn’t know I could even receive. I think speed limits help people not die, but there are reasonable ways to do things. Like the person also replying to you said, I am fine if I’m warned, but otherwise I’m legit just getting my pockets ran.
Yes, if you want to post a clearly visible easily readable sign: “SPEED LIMIT 80kph, VIOLATORS WILL RECEIVE FINES UP TO $5000 BY MAIL” then that’s fair game. If it’s a camera on a post with no notice and just the normal SPEED LIMIT signs that mean nothing of the sort the world over… that’s like a troll hiding under a bridge shaking down unsuspecting travelers as they pass.