Hundreds of people have thrown their signatures behind a petition calling for “the immediate removal” of all speed enforcement cameras in Brampton while the city is set to add more by the end of the summer.
Brampton has one of the highest insurance rate in Canada.
☝This, and also even if they didn’t suck for the reasons you wrote, they would still be unacceptable because they further enable the surveillance state.
I don’t think people operating heavy machinery should be afforded privacy at the expense of the safety of others, to be honest. Privacy can be afforded to people engaging in behaviours that are not risking the lives of others.
Plus you can choose to just not use the streets where the cameras are installed if you’re that worried about a surveillance state. It is likely the state is already surveilling you in far worse ways than a stationary camera aimed at a roadway.
☝This, and also even if they didn’t suck for the reasons you wrote, they would still be unacceptable because they further enable the surveillance state.
I don’t think people operating heavy machinery should be afforded privacy at the expense of the safety of others, to be honest. Privacy can be afforded to people engaging in behaviours that are not risking the lives of others.
Plus you can choose to just not use the streets where the cameras are installed if you’re that worried about a surveillance state. It is likely the state is already surveilling you in far worse ways than a stationary camera aimed at a roadway.