The 1:10,000 chance that they happen to accidentally catch a kidnapper does not justify the other 9,999 instances of road piracy.
The fine assigned to my last ticket was $30, the total to pay it online with the "court costs" amd random fees was $225.
In Germany, if you got caught speeding by a traffic cam (getting stopped randomly by police wasn't really a thing) you got a ticket in the mail for $25 or so total, and that was the end of it. No fishing expedition, no detainment, no illegal search, just a minor fine for breaking a minor rule.
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The 1:10,000 chance that they happen to accidentally catch a kidnapper does not justify the other 9,999 instances of road piracy.
The fine assigned to my last ticket was $30, the total to pay it online with the "court costs" amd random fees was $225.
In Germany, if you got caught speeding by a traffic cam (getting stopped randomly by police wasn't really a thing) you got a ticket in the mail for $25 or so total, and that was the end of it. No fishing expedition, no detainment, no illegal search, just a minor fine for breaking a minor rule.