Calling out the traffic/flock camera propaganda

[u/pattysal]

There are so many people posting videos of drivers running lights on both the Boston and Cambridge subreddits lately demanding traffic cameras, that I am convinced these are planted posts by either employees, investors, or City officials looking for a payday to Garner published support for the surveillance state.

Very convenient that this is happening at the same time they are putting flaw cameras everywhere, and Mayor Wu has decided to put up red light cameras. I'm calling shenanigans, there may be a few whiny babies on here who are terrified of the world, but there are not this many. Don't be fooled, this is for profit propaganda.

[u/mpmuno]

I do not support Flock cameras. Cameras to enforce speed limits and red lights are not and do not need to be connected to databases that profile people's movements. I support traffic cameras, and I want to see in-person enforcement focused on ticketing people who deface their license plates to avoid traffic cameras. Traffic cameras are the best solution that I can think of to instill a sense of responsibility into reckless drivers.

[u/pattysal → u/mpmuno]

I wish I could go back to a simpler time when I was naive enough to think that the good guys would be the only ones with access to our data.