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From: john@stiatl.UUCP (John DeArmond)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Radar Detectors (Ka band) ...
Keywords: radar, cops, Ka, X, K
Message-ID: <3167@stiatl.UUCP>
Date: 16 Feb 89 00:26:31 GMT
References: <603@icus.islp.ny.us> <7944@netnews.upenn.edu> <7169@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> <4160@mtuxo.att.com>
Reply-To: john@stiatl.UUCP (John DeArmond)
Organization: Sales Technologies Inc., Atlanta, GA
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In article <4160@mtuxo.att.com> bb@mtuxo.att.com (52332-B.BARMAK) writes:
>In article <7169@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>, sampson@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Steve Sampson) writes:
>> 
>> The best defense for Ka band photo radars is to simply ignore the summons.
>> They send you a picture in the mail with a request that you appear and pay
>> a fine.  Since there is some legal problems in that, they don't go after the
>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> people who ignore the summons.
>
>Please explain what these legal problems are. I am interested to 
>find out. Anyone else who knows some facts please post or e-mail
>to mtuxo!bb. Thanks.

Well a few come to mind after approx 500 miliseconds of though...

The presumption of inocence (Damn that constitution, get's 'em every time)
The right to confront your accusors.
The requirement that they prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
radar and camera are in sync.
Prove that the film was not altered.

Perhaps between this and the laser radar, we'll be motivated to do what 
we should have done 15 years ago - revolt and overthrow the damn stupid
speed limit laws.  (actually, a grenade in the bed of the truck would
solve the photo-radar problem :-)

John
.

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