Sheriff supports legislation for red light ban, says they are used to boost budgets

[The Straight Story]

Sheriff supports legislation for red light ban

HAMILTON — Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones supports legislation being drafted by state Rep. Courtney Combs to ban the use of cameras for enforcement at traffic lights in Ohio.

"I am not against enforcing the traffic laws. I am against the cities in Ohio using camera technology to ticket individuals for traffic violations simply to boost their budgets," Jones said in a statement released Monday, April 6. "These cameras take a picture of your vehicle and license plate as you pass through the intersection. If the photo shows you have violated a traffic law – running the red light – a ticket is mailed to your home. We already have enough invasion of our privacy."

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[MindPilot]

1. The damned things are being banned all over the world

In Italy high-level officials are in jail, many municipalities in the US have had to refund fines because the RLCs were found to be operating simply to maximize revenue.

Also they actually cause more crashes than they prevent.

All camera enforcement should be banned.