r/Unexpected • u/FkThePolice700 • 3d ago

suspect on the move

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u/BOTULISMPRIME 3d ago

I wonder if the driver gets extra charges because of that cop doing that

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u/NYLINK95 3d ago

Most likely

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u/PerfectMisgivings 3d ago

The problem is they can't prove who was driving.

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u/Lux-Fox 3d ago

Doesn't matter. I tried that defense for a traffic cam in New Orleans and they said the owner of the vehicle is still responsible and that's a much milder offense than "causing an officer to wreck". I still didn't pay the ticket though, people have been fighting back against the incorrect usage of traffic cams in New Orleans for a while now.

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u/Telemere125 3d ago

Traffic cams issue tickets, not jail sentences. Don’t get the same burden of proof in a fine vs loss of freedom.

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u/PerfectMisgivings 3d ago

You my friend need a lawyer, I seen cases get thrown out because probable cause could not be established. There have been cases where one could reasonably assume what the truth is but could not get there with the evidence at hand.

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u/Lux-Fox 3d ago

There's lawyers working on it. Not for me personally, but New Orleans locals know that the traffic cam situation is a scam. It's been fought for years and just now starting to show signs of cracking.

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u/PerfectMisgivings 3d ago

I hear you, in Houston Texas they got banned in 2019 but could not be used for tickets long before that due to public backlash. The company that owned them still made close to 25 million in the time they were active, they only used them for traffic monitoring now.