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

submitted 2 months ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.

Automated camera companies market their devices as automated license plate readers — tools for catching stolen cars, flagging warrants, and aiding serious investigations.

Sold as a Crime Tool. Used as a Fine Machine.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Loser. Pay up! Put your phone away.

[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It wasn’t even in her hands or at the very least distracting her and they still send a ticket? Lmao

[–] FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe 5 points 2 months ago

I misread this at first and thought her head was down looking at her phone and I was like, “yeah she deserves a ticket but that doesn’t make the surveillance state good” but you’re right: she wasn’t even looking at her phone! This is fucking dystopian

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[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

"Take cops out of the equation for traffic enforcement."

"NO, not like that!!!"

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