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[+] -36 points 1 month ago (16 children)

I feel for the dad.

But you don't prevent crime with a harsh punishment, you prevent it by guaranteeing the person gets caught.

You know how you stop reckless driving? Automatic traffic cameras on every road that send you a nice fat fine whenever you violate the rules of the road.

You'd save thousands of lives every year if every major road was monitored in this way.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    "Guys, we just have to implement a surveillance state to cut down on traffic violations!"

    You see how dumb that sounds when you rephrase it?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I'm still for it. Nobody who's behind the wheel of a car should have any privacy, since the tiniest mistake or moment of inattention on their part can kill or maim multiple other people in a fraction of a second.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Oh yes, because cameras are so very selective and only watch when a car is driving by and only watch the person operating the vehicle.

    Everyone ELSE should not be expected to sacrifice their privacy is the point you're entirely missing.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Flock you, looking for a surveillance state

    Imagine instead of roads were designed to discourage speeding, we weren’t as car dependent, and we started taking both drivers Ed and consequences seriously?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Yeah I'd love a non-car oriented transit system but unfortunately 80% of the world would fight you tooth and nail to keep their metal livingrooms.

    The automatic and guarantee fines would do a lot of work getting people on board to ditch the cars.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If we are going to choose a technological solution then making autonomous emergency braking and electronically speed-limited cars mandatory would actually help more.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    You don't curb crime with harsh punishments? So hefty automated fines for minor traffic infractions isn't harsh punishment?

    You are clueless.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    A harsh punishment is something like life in prison, glad I could clear that up for you 👍

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