Re: >If they are simply legalised pirates then I'm not going to cry too much when one of them dies
<quote>But it's wrong if it's because the police chief is grabbing more money for his dept. And doubly wrong if it's because the city council is on the take themselves. </quote>
Here in Flori-dun, we have the Red Traffic Light Scams foisted upon us by bought and paid for city councils and county commissioners.
See below:
http://www.wtsp.com/news/investigations/two-more-cities-turn-off-red-light-cameras/102082599
and
http://www.wtsp.com/news/tampa-votes-to-keep-red-light-cameras/319125206
Mind you, these cameras are usually installed by for profit entities, and the locality gets a cut of the revenue.