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College Station red-light cameras seek money, not safety

By: Victor Vega

Issue date: 6/13/07 Section: Mail Call
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"The interest in red light cameras was not sparked by monetary gains; it arose from the larger issue of safety." Show me the study that shows that accidents caused by motorists running red lights are the leading cause of deaths and injuries in College Station! The larger issue of safety is in all of those unsolved Northgate beatings, stabbings, robberies and car thefts. That's where the surveillance cameras need to go. Yeah, maybe they won't stop a crime, but in the end they serve as a deterrent.

Victor Vega
Class of 2006
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Jericho Masi

posted 6/13/07 @ 7:49 AM CST

I disagree with Victor.

Are you saying you are willing to trade privacy for safety? I could care less whether CS installs red light cameras, because I don't run red lights. (Continued…)

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Lindsay

posted 6/13/07 @ 2:56 PM CST

I also don't worry about red light cameras nor do I worry about the cop on the side of the road pointing his radar at me because I don't speed. Funny how only the people who want to get away with breaking the law are up in arms about this. (Continued…)

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Cory

posted 6/13/07 @ 3:24 PM CST

"Yeah, maybe they won't stop a crime, but in the end they serve as a deterrent."

If it doesent stop crime then it isnt a deterrent and I'd rather not have big brother watching me drink. (Continued…)

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Lea

posted 6/13/07 @ 4:55 PM CST

So something has to be the "leading cause of deaths and injuries in College Station" in order for it to be dangerous? Aside from the safety, anyone who has ever driven in College Station can tell you that there have been many times where they have had to wait at a green light for 2, 3, or even 4 cars to make a left turn after those cars' light turned red. (Continued…)

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