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bluescrn parent
Milking motorists is very profitable. Stopping more problematic crime, not so much.

So we end up with anarcho-tyranny, where 'real' crime is policed poorly, if at all - but loads of resources and tech are deployed aggressively policing+punishing mostly-law-abiding people for the most minor of infractions.


nashashmi
That’s a false comparison. Giving out tickets is a civil law violation. Combating crime is a different matter.

You can criminally cheat civil laws as well at which point it becomes a criminal offense. But the treatment remains mostly civil instead of criminal.

If you want more policing for criminal offenses, then officers need to be solely designated for those offenses. Right now they are bogged down with civil matters.

mjmsmith
This has nothing to do with "milking motorists", whatever that means. (The phrase generally seems to be used by people who are angry that they can't speed and run red lights with impunity).
gametorch
> This has nothing to do with "milking motorists"

Forcing motorists to pay for minor infractions is the entire point of the app.

bluescrn OP
So when actual criminals leave their stolen getaway car idling as they go and loot a store, the owner of the stolen car now gets an extra fully-automated fine with likely no way to appeal it, and the real criminals get away free.
mjmsmith
Upvoting this because I needed the laugh.
mjmsmith
The law applies to commercial vehicles. The aggregate effect of commercial vehicles ignoring the law isn't minor. You can find out more by following the links at the top of the page.
calvinmorrison
Anarcho-Tyranny: A of government in which the good citizen lives in fear of government , while the criminals run amok without fear of repercussions.
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