Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.

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Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law in its first 3 days.
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Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.::An AI camera system installed along a major road in England caught 300 offenses in its first 3 days.There were 180 seat belt offenses and 117 mobile phone

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Allow me to rephrase that. If an authority figure wants to prosecute you for whatever reason, even if you've been perfectly "legal", they will make up a crime you committed based on something they didn't like about you. This driving-camera crap just gives them more opportunities.

I got ticketed not too long ago because a police officer thought I was texting when I wasn't doing anything other than looking at Google Maps. You don't have to have committed a crime. You just have to have yourself recorded in a way that looks like you might have committed a crime. There is a VERY BIG DIFFERENCE between those qualifiers, and it is ripe for abuse. Innocence doesn't prove innocence, and proving innocence is what matters.

Hey, sorry to hear you got hosed. I think the thing a lot of people who follow cases of police corruption are beginning to realize is always be filming yourself in your car. Have front and rear cams and to your point here, having an in cabin camera might not be bad. It sucks that this is where we are unfortunately. Have the evidence of your innocence.

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