>>>>>Haha, I see TC busted your chops sufficiently. . . . The story is about how we are protecting citizens from miscreants and you go off on a tangent about some bad cops. If that's what floats your boat - fine. We do what we do to protect to wise AND the foolish.
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>>>>Well what about the fact that they're ignoring a court order? (or too dumb to know it existed) Surely you don't approve of the MPD being in violation of a court order?
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>>>Certainly needs to be researched as to how current practices may or may not be in contraindication to it. However, for what I can tell, it is all public places and look at the reduction in crime numbers! How does it differ from cameras at red lights? The numbers are amazing....
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>>All very true - of course those red-light camera's (which I'm in favor of) have problems in the courts right now too.
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>We have red light cameras here and they have reduced crashes significantly. We also don't write tickets on questionable situations, only when someone really busts a light.

I read somewhere a couple of years ago that failure to yield the right-of-way is the #1 cause of traffic accidents - so having those camera's in place surely would help. The issue with the courts USUALLY seems to be the infamous "who was driving" problem.
Another thing to keep in mind is that when it comes to driving - it's not a "right" - it's a "privilege".