A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.

Automated camera companies market their devices as automated license plate readers — tools for catching stolen cars, flagging warrants, and aiding serious investigations.

Sold as a Crime Tool. Used as a Fine Machine.

  • auzy1@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Police have better shit to do than mobile phone enforcement

    And, in what circumstance should they be speeding? That makes no sense. If there was a valid reason, you can contest the ticket anyway

    There sure as fuck is no valid reason for them whatsoever to have their mobile on their lap