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0 pointsmytailorisrich6y ago0 comments

> Sending people fines in the mail the nanosecond their stuff expires sounds pretty darn dystopian to me.

That's the law with or without special cameras that are only there to enforce the law.

If you get caught by police instead you will also get a fine and they will seize your car as a bonus. If you get caught by those camera vans while parked they will clamp the car.

Likewise, if you are wanted you are liable to be detained the instant police recognises you. It's just that the process is very inefficient at the moment because it relies on being recognised by police. In practice it means that they have to specifically be looking for you.

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dsfyu404ed6y ago· 2 in thread

If you get caught by the police you have a human to reason with. "Listen officer, I have all the paperwork right here I simply haven't gotten it to the DMV yet because today is a weekend and they are only open weekdays".

I don't live in western Europe (thank god) so the police here don't impound people's means of personal transportation at the drop of a hat so you get the same fine the camera would have handed out with the opportunity to get out of it if you are genuinely being reasonable.

staz6y ago

> If you get caught by the police you have a human to reason with. "Listen officer, I have all the paperwork right here I simply haven't gotten it to the DMV yet because today is a weekend and they are only open weekdays".

These sort of stuff tends to discriminate against certain segment of societies, like you are let go if you are white and fined if you aren't

mytailorisrichOP6y ago

Well, if that's your argument again automated systems I think it means that these systems are quick ok...

Also, we don't need to send any paperwork. For road tax they send a reminder a month in advance and you just need to pay online. Same for insurance (there really is no excuse for driving without insurance).

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