• boydster@sh.itjust.works
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    Automated speed cameras are also bullshit though… How much of a police state are people actually on board with? Holy moly… I really don’t think we need, nor should we accept, robots policing us.

    Actual good patrolling along varied or semi-random routes is the way you illustrate to the public that you are watching for people to be on their best behavior, not playing “gotcha” style entrapment games. Show people you are there and actually interested in their safety.

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      Yea the whole “gotcha” of exceeding a posted speed limit in area where a sign often warns you a camera is checking your speed in a position the municipality will often publicly announce its presence. Real gotcha moment.

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        So police should hide behind bushes, use unmarked cars, and also deploy cameras to watch and make sure no one gets out of line. K.

        Yay, surveillance state!

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          Y’all are bitching cops shouldn’t be allowed to enforce speed limits, we have a modern solution that is often deployed in areas with high pedestrian injury rates and you’re calling it some mass surveillance state.

          The internet is doing far worse things to your privacy than a speed camera. Dont trust them? Your city probably has a map of them on their website. Dont drive or walk that specific spot.

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            Nope. Robots shouldn’t be able to enforce anything. And entrapment is already a thing we’re supposed to not do.

            Voluntarily giving up your rights without being asked is what’s fucked up.

            Edit: your whataboutism about the internet is noted, and is still a whataboutism. Again, it’s arguing against a point that was never made.