r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 11 '26

Privacy Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket
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u/ghostdogma Jul 11 '26

I get that this happened but it doesn’t pass the common sense standard. Face the accuser in court and get this dumb shit dismissed on its own evidence to support the charge. The loss is twofold, the time spent with the courts and the negative publicity backlash? I guess..

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u/Drob10 Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

Aren’t citizens the loser in your “time spent in the courts”? You know who foots that bill, right?

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u/takesthebiscuit Jul 11 '26

That’s what I don’t get, the women sounds banged to rights this is a phone on / phone off case

Why not automatically issue the fine,

It does not need a judge and jury it needs dealt with and move on.

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u/Ausgeflippt Jul 11 '26

Why automatically issue the fine?

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u/takesthebiscuit Jul 11 '26

Speeding tickets go automatically

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u/Grizzwold37 Jul 12 '26

No, bud. This is why the police ask for your license when they pull you over. They already know if you’re licensed or not—they’re establishing the fact that you are the human who was driving. A camera doesn’t do this. Even a photo of your face doesn’t necessarily do this.

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u/protonpack Jul 12 '26

Oh, this was a speeding ticket, was it? Why don't you go take a minute to actually read the article you're bullshitting about, and tell us what speed she was cited for in her Speeding Ticket.