Pirates of the Freeway

Most people think law enforcement should be able to stoop to any measure to capture the citizenry messing up. I don't ... and this has nothing to do with my recent tickets!

My reasons follow ...

First, the fines are outlandishly jacked up. $500 for a red-light violation! $250 for being 1 MPH over the allowed threshold! Is this correction or piracy?

Second, municipalities are leveraging technology to generate revenue in these tough times rather than keeping the peace throughout their districts. The police cars all seem to be trolling the interstates.

Finally, where will it end? Cameras on residential streets to catch folks parking too close to the mailbox? Cameras in parks to ensure doggies are on leashes? How does all of this surveillance differ from phone tampering?

In another era, this blog might generate a ticket for me ... via automated text monitoring.