Attorney Takes on Red Light Cameras

[outrun]

cbs11tv.com - Judge Rules Against Red Light Camera Operators

[Stealth Stalker]

ROFL! PWN3D!!!

I want to kiss that guy! In a strictly non-gay way, that is.

[category4]

That ruling ought to drive the stock price down!!!

[Obsidian]

Wow, only a $75 fine in Dallas .... they are $400 here once fees are added.

[Stealth Stalker]

I can't help but wonder if some places don't keep the fines low to avoid pissing people off so much that they fight back, like this guy did. I mean, certainly they know that the taxpayers are solidly against this nonsense, but that the whole concept is on very shaky legal ground. Seems like not stirring people up too much would be prudent.

Of course, the government philosophy is usually that anything worth doing is worth overdoing. The bastards simply cannot resist the urge to overdo it and grab as much cash as they can before it all comes crashing down.

I can just see it now; All three companies go bankrupt, and the government bails them out with yet more of our money.

[category4]

Yes it's like $60 here and no points. They want to make it easy on you to just pay it and be done with it.

[Lucky225]

HAHAHHAHAHHA serves texas right!!! That's what they get for requiring a PI license for computer techs who do forensics, recovery, etc...

WINNNAH!!! Sticky this!!!

EDIT:

Additional Information:

Texas Occupation Code

§1702.101. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED.
Unless the person holds a license as an investigations
company, a person may not:
(1) act as an investigations company;
(2) offer to perform the services of an investigations
company; or
(3) engage in business activity for which a license is
required under this chapter.

§1702.104. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY. (a) A person
acts as an investigations company for the purposes of
this chapter if the person:
(1) engages in the business of obtaining or furnishing,
or accepts employment to obtain or furnish, information
related to:
(A) crime or wrongs done or threatened against a
state or the United States;
(B) the identity, habits, business, occupation,
knowledge, efficiency, loyalty, movement, location, affiliations,
associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character
of a person;
...
(2) engages in the business of securing, or accepts
employment to secure, evidence for use before a court,
board, officer, or investigating committee;

now, 1(a) may not apply because it is a crime against city ordinance, not specifically the State, but paragraph 1(b) and (2) definitely looks like it fits the bill.

[djrams80]

I'd say they pissed off the wrong dude!

[Maestro]

Gee guys, why didn't we find that loop hole. See what happens when you piss off a lawyer. This could be extremely costly to these companies. Hope he wins his class action law suite, this could put them out of business if the amount of tickets are high enough.

[nomore55]

I'd say they pissed off the wrong dude!

+1. Great story!