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Speed camera ban makes traffic enforcement harder, says Ottawa police chief (www.cbc.ca)
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Nearly one year after the provincial government forced the removal of roadside speed cameras, Ottawa's police chief says traffic enforcement has been extra challenging.

Chief Eric Stubbs told the Ottawa Police Service Board on Monday that there are more than 400 school zones and intersections officers would have to monitor to replace the reach of speed cameras.

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[–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

We do we need some bloated guy with a gun to hand out speeding tickets?

Change the law to allow deputies like parking enforcement to write speeding tickets. They will pay for themselves.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    The problem is of any interaction cops have with the public, catching a DUI is definitely close to the top for chance of a violent incident.

    Especially when we all know full well those speed cameras worked, and couldn't be harmed like a person can.

    It's also reasonable that the chance of violence would be even higher than with cops since it's unlikely the ticket giver is armed. People get violent with even parking tickets, so that's going to be a non negligible percentage of interactions.

    As much as I hate cops, running traffic is kind of what I want them doing, assuming they're not targetting anyone anyway. They're pretty much worthless at every other aspect of their jobs as far as the public facing ones anyway. They're obviously very good at protecting Capitalists, since that's their actual job.

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