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random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It does amaze me how many people I’ve met who have a vicious hatred towards speed cameras. Especially interesting where people have so much respect for the police.

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  • teamevil@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We don’t like the idea a private company is enforcing laws not for safety but for profit. Especially when things like shortening of yellow light time and cameras that don’t properly report speed. It’s horseshit.

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    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A private company?

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      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah. Even in the US many municipalities outsource almost the entire ticketing process to the company selling the cameras, and the company collects a (usually outsized) percentage of the fees. So the company has the incentive to use whatever shady tactics to increase ticketing infraction events. This could be by changing the camera angle slightly to falsely get plates from yellow throughers or sometimes they change light timing itself to increase ticketing events…

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      • teamevil@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s not the local government putting them up, it’s a private company who is in charge and keeps at least half the revenue. Plus when their location is known and they get less effective the same company will try other things like altering yellow light time length to keep profits up.

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      • MNByChoice@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        In the USA maybe it most speed cameras are owned and operated not by the local police or city, but by a private company that keeps some percent of the fines they give out.

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    • anarchy79@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Capitalism caused a problem?

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      • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don’t think we have that problem in Finland and we are a capitalist country.

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  • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wait we have respect for the police in Finland?

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    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are you genuinely asking? Because we absolutely have respect for the police, it’s literally the most highly respected job.

      www.is.fi/suomi100/art-2000005208545.html

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      • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh wow, that’s quite a surprise to me. Doesn’t really reflect to what I learned growing up and in adulthood

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  • Kalkaline@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dey took 'r jobs

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• MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What about vodka, is that needed?

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not always needed but always appreciated.

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