1048
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by MacNCheezus@lemmy.today to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

EDIT: since apparently a bunch of people woke up with the wrong foot this morning or forgot to check the group they’re in:

This is a joke. Do not steal or vandalize speed enforcement cameras (or anything else for that matter). That’s against the law and you will likely get arrested.

If you’re addicted to crack or any other drugs, please seek professional help.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] smeg@feddit.uk 6 points 10 months ago

What's a "photo enforcement camera"? Speed camera? CCTV? Detects you then just drops on your head?

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

It's a camera that enforces photos.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 9 points 10 months ago

Wow, you really do know best!

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They take your picture and then you get a mostly automated letter with the picture saying you have to pay a fine, but mostly you can ignore them. I lived near an intersection with one, every time the left turn light turned red (which happened way faster than normal) the picture flash went off for the last three or so people going through the intersection, presumably all of them getting tickets. I assume they are also recording the license plate numbers of everyone going through the intersection regardless of perceived violations.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Why do you think those letters in the mail can be ignored? They are tied to your license plate and that is serious business. If you don't pay traffic fines, the fines go up and up and Then they involve the criminal justice system and you have to show up in court and it's all just very ugly. Oh yeah they can suspend your driver's license over it too, There's no way to get out of paying traffic citations.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I know in Arizona, but possibly other states too, you have to be served for the violation. So people just ignore them without consequences until they get caught for something else more serious.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Why do you think those letters in the mail can be ignored?

I forget the exact reason, I researched it at the time and don't remember well now, but the other comments are probably right. Anyway I know they can be ignored because I ignored them and nothing ever happened. Was more than a decade ago so I think I'm good. They were clearly sending them out to a large portion of everyone going through the intersection for no good reason, it was basically just a grift, so it would have been ridiculous to actually enforce all of them with police and courts.

[-] PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 10 months ago

It will depend on where you are. My area has a law that almost word for word says, "This law cannot be used to deny X," where X is renewal of a driver's license, withholding of any services, etc. It also can't be sent to collections or be a mandatory fine from the state. The company is basically fucked.

[-] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Speed traps or stop light cameras, generally.

CCTV is considered surveillance, not enforcement.

this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2024
1048 points (94.2% liked)

Lemmy Shitpost

26948 readers
1949 users here now

Welcome to Lemmy Shitpost. Here you can shitpost to your hearts content.

Anything and everything goes. Memes, Jokes, Vents and Banter. Though we still have to comply with lemmy.world instance rules. So behave!


Rules:

1. Be Respectful


Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.

Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.

...


2. No Illegal Content


Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.

That means:

-No promoting violence/threats against any individuals

-No CSA content or Revenge Porn

-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)

...


3. No Spam


Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.

-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.

-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.

-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers

-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.

...


4. No Porn/ExplicitContent


-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.

-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.

...


5. No Enciting Harassment,Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts


-Do not Brigade other Communities

-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.

-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.

-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.

...


6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.


-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.

-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.

...

If you see content that is a breach of the rules, please flag and report the comment and a moderator will take action where they can.


Also check out:

Partnered Communities:

1.Memes

2.Lemmy Review

3.Mildly Infuriating

4.Lemmy Be Wholesome

5.No Stupid Questions

6.You Should Know

7.Comedy Heaven

8.Credible Defense

9.Ten Forward

10.LinuxMemes (Linux themed memes)


Reach out to

All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules. Striker

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS