Somebody’s got to do it…

Imagine getting arrested for beautifying NYC?

whoa thats crazy but have you heard this?

Scott, you are so right. Speed bumps slow down traffic not camera's. In Uganda on the main road to Jinja, they have speed bumps every 500 to 1000 feet. No one can go over 45. I don't want that, but it is an example of low tech doing the job.

Whether speed cameras are unconstitutional in the U.S. hinges on how they’re judged under the Constitution, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. The Fourth Amendment angle is about unreasonable searches, speed cameras act like a constant, warrantless surveillance net, snapping pics of everyone’s license plates without probable cause. If they’re just grabbing speed data and a photo after a violation, though, courts—like the Seventh Circuit in Idris v. City of Chicago (2008)—have said it’s not a “search” in the constitutional sense. Driving’s public, and you don’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy for your car’s speed on a highway. But if cameras start tracking you everywhere, storing data indefinitely, some libertarians and privacy hawks say it creeps into mass surveillance territory, testing Fourth Amendment limits. Fifth Amendment due process comes up with how tickets are handled. You get a fine in the mail, no cop pulls you over, no immediate chance to explain yourself. Property’s taken—your money—without a face-to-face hearing upfront. Defenders say you can still contest it in court, satisfying due process. The Supreme Court hasn’t ruled directly, but lower courts, like in Missouri’s City of Moline Acres v. Brennan (2013), have upheld camera tickets, saying the process is fair enough since you get notice and an appeal option. Critics counter it’s a rubber-stamp system, with guilt assumed unless you fight city hall. Sixth Amendment’s trickier: you’re supposed to face your accuser in criminal cases. Speed camera tickets are usually civil fines, not criminal charges, so courts dodge this by saying it doesn’t apply. In Fischetti v. Village of Schaumburg (2012), an Illinois court waved off Sixth Amendment claims because it was a civil ordinance violation, not a jail-time offense. But if a state treated speeding as criminal and used cameras, you could argue the machine can’t be cross-examined—though no major case has pushed that far yet. The real-world split shows in state laws. Texas banned most speed cameras in 2019, with folks calling them “un-American” cash grabs. New York’s got them in school zones, backed by studies showing crash reductions—like a 2017 NYC DOT report claiming a 63% drop in speeding where cameras sit. Constitutionality’s been challenged but upheld in places like People v. Goldsmith (2014 NY), where courts leaned on public safety trumping nitpicky rights claims. The debate’s alive: if cameras overreach (think constant tracking or criminal penalties), they could hit a constitutional wall.

You really are a National Treasure Scott!!! TY for never backing down.

Run for Mayor.

Speed cameras, automated devices that snap your license plate and ticket you for speeding—aren’t welcome everywhere in the U.S. Some states have outright banned them, either through explicit legislation or tight restrictions that make them effectively unusable. Based on the latest available data, here’s a list of states where speed cameras are banned: Arkansas: State law allows photo radar only if a cop hands you the ticket on the spot—meaning no mailed tickets from cameras. It’s a de facto ban on automated enforcement. Maine: No state law permits speed cameras, and there’s no record of them being used. Silent prohibition. Mississippi: Same deal—no legal framework for speed cameras, no usage. They’re off the table. Montana: A 2009 law banned red-light cameras, and speed cameras are lumped in by implication. No automated ticketing here. Nevada: Law says imaging equipment can’t issue citations unless it’s handheld by an officer or in a cop car. Automated speed cameras? Nope. New Hampshire: No state authorization for speed cameras, and they’re not deployed. Effectively banned. New Jersey: Red-light cameras got axed in 2014, and speed cameras never got off the ground. State law doesn’t allow them. South Carolina: A 2008 law prohibits speed cameras outright. No exceptions. South Dakota: Red-light cameras are banned, and speed cameras fall under the same umbrella. Not happening. Texas: A 2019 law banned most photo enforcement, including speed cameras, though some cities squeezed by with existing contracts until they expire. For practical purposes, it’s a statewide ban. Utah: Restrictions are so strict—cameras can’t be outsourced, only used in specific zones with an officer present—that no city bothers. It’s an effective ban. West Virginia: No enabling legislation for speed cameras, and no use. They’re a no-go. Wisconsin: State law explicitly forbids “photo radar speed detection” unless it’s tied to a traditional stop. Automated cameras are out. That’s 13 states where speed cameras are either explicitly illegal or practically impossible under current law. Some, like Texas, have a few lingering exceptions (e.g., Balcones Heights near San Antonio runs cameras until 2034 due to a contract loophole), but the statewide stance is clear: no new speed camera programs.

Wow I sure hope no one starts to use a paint ball gun to do it they could get 100'ds a day. that would be bad huh

You freaking rock star, So that's why you got arrested. I agree with you brother, great thing to do to draw attention to the money grab Of Liberal Commie party.

Scott, I have been boasting about you!!! You get me fired up and I love it

DemonicRat scum are doing the same here in New Mexico Scott! Thank you for all you do! If I were closer to New York I’d proudly stand beside you! Democrats are fckn scum bags!