IP: Cops get speeding tickets from cameras

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: Cops get speeding tickets from cameras
>
> Cops get speeding tickets from cameras
> By Brian DeBose
> THE WASHINGTON TIMES
>
>       Some D.C. police officers say they are slowing their response to
> emergencies because photo-radar cameras are ticketing them for
> speeding on Code One calls, and they are being forced to pay the
> fines.
>       At least three D.C. police officers told The Washington Times
> they were caught by the cameras and ticketed while on official police
> business. They said they and other officers have been forced to pay
> the fines, and are now on edge about speeding to a crime scene and
> running red lights in emergencies. Like area motorists, they have
> little chance of getting a reprieve from the D.C. Bureau of Traffic
> Adjudication without evidence to present in their defense.
>
> ...
>
>       Some officers have paid so many tickets that they are no longer
> speeding or running red lights to get to their dispatched calls even
> in emergency situations, Sgt. Neill said.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20011129-13345237.htm

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