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Especially when a...

Secret audit of Baltimore’s speed cams reveals up to 70,000 tickets were issued in error in 2012
By Techdirt | The Raw Story

"God bless the drivers of Maryland, whose government officials have been experimenting on them for years by placing their driving records and insurance rates in the hands of unreliable private contractors for years."My Comments About The Article Above
What a swell way to pick motorists pockets not only for the private contractor, but the City of Baltimore and insurance companies who customers' rates were jacked up after drivers were ticketed.

New York City is coming at this from a different angle. They are presently experimenting with 'E-ZPass' scanners on certain city streets. Although NYC hasn't disclosed exactly why they are there, many New Yorkers spotted them.

I know cities are hard up for money because revenues are down. Do they not understand why? It's because peoples' are too. They're not helping the situation with these kind of shenanigans. If I didn't know any better I'd suspect there might even be a bit of dishonesty afoot, eh?

Why am I bringing this up?
Monkey see. Monkey do.
Will our city take a crack at this too?