Baltimore issues over 2,000 red light camera tickets with dead officer's signature.

Getting pulled over and ticketed by law enforcement makes for a bad day, and we're quite certain the feeling is amplified when the citation comes in the mail days after the infraction occurs. There's no surprise, then, that most drivers can't stand traffic cams, and in many cases, the ticketed fight the infractions tooth and nail. In the city of Baltimore, MD, there are 2,000 ticketed motorists who may have a solid case.

WBAL-TV 11 reports that a police officer who tragically died in a car accident 'signed' those 2,000 tickets months after he passed away. That's a big problem, because each red light camera citation is supposed to be reviewed by an officer of the law before getting sent out. City officials claim that the residents received the wrong notice, and that the tickets were in fact properly reviewed before being issued. We're guessing that those ticketed won't buy that explanation and the courts in Baltimore will be quite busy for the next few months.

All branches of government are facing constricting budgets," a AAA Carolinas statement explained. "Law enforcement agencies will not be able to simply add staff to handle the growing traffic volume and therefore must look to creative solutions to do more with less. This photo-radar enforcement program in the Town of Ridgeland is one such example and should be replicated as opposed to rejected."
Excerpt taken from :http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/33/3399.asp

Keep in mind that AAA supports the use of "RED LIGHT CAMERA'S"
They claim that creative solutions need to be found to screw the public, what better way to scew with people than have a dead police officer sign the red light violations and then say all violations were reviewed before being issued! Law enforcement will not be able to simply add staff? No they'll just use dead officers."



Links:http://www.wbaltv.com/r-video/26825879/detail.html

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