I never thought much about it myself until I happened to read a few articles. It's insane to read about all of these instances where it is alleged that these "timings" have been deliberately tampered with in order to shorten the times and increase the number of occurrences. The system may be electronic, but what we have to remember is that it was created by a man. Men are not only fallible. They are corruptible.
First link: About five pages into it. Very interesting. I never thought about the relations to reaction times, judgment, and yellow light times of all things. It makes sense; both the reasoning behind reduced accidents with increased yellow light times as well as why the beneficiaries of red light camera revenue like to reduce the yellow light times.
While I believe that this was in fact a natural tragedy I am also not surprised that SWAT teams were sent to all of the platforms immediately thereafter. In today's society we cannot afford to assume anything. This was more than likely a precautionary measure to secure the rest of our platforms from the "possibility" of further aggressions. As usual though there will always be the conspiracy theorists who try to make something from nothing.
Seriously. Statistics have been produced by both sides of the spectrum either celebrating the use of the cameras or condemning them as nothing more than a revenue tool. I for one believe it nothing more than a tool for revenue for both the company that produced the camera and the city in which the camera is used. There is also the issue of the cameras themselves taking inaccurate photos and videos. In some cases the timing of the "yellow to red" light itself has been tampered with to boost the number of occurrences per traffic light infractions. The city of Chattanooga, TN for example is currently involved in a lawsuit for this very matter.
I will say the one bit of information aside from the timing of this event(One day from earth day and less than a month after President Obama announced the opening up of a significant amount of coastline for new drilling) is the announcement that they were sending SWAT teams to all of the oil rigs on the coast.
SWAT teams? That does make me scratch my head and wonder if there's a lot more that's yet to surface about this oil spill.
Just because I'm disappointed in someone does not mean they are wrong, or even that they are wrong in my eyes. What it means is that I expected her to be level headed as she normally is. You and I for example disagree on Obama, but does it make either of us right or wrong? No, not necessarily. It simply means we have different views. Like I've said before I never once said that she was wrong. Neither did I imply it. It's really that simple.
Allow me to clarify something just so you don’t jump to another conclusion. I have never said that this current administration does not possess arrogance to a certain degree, because I know that it does. You don’t assume the highest office in the land without acquiring some degree of arrogance, but some have taken it to an altogether different level. It’s one thing to pass a bill through Congress and actually have a majority with which to do it. It’s an entirely different form of arrogance to circumvent the Powers of Congress and start a war without the approval of the one body of legislation who actually had the power to do so in the first place.
I am not perfect. I make mistakes. Maybe I’ve made one with Obama. I don’t know yet, but I’m willing to give him the chance. If I’m not satisfied by 2012 then he most likely will not have my vote. Only time will tell.
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Source: ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100301844.html )
I am interested in your opinions and stories. Are they an invasion of privacy? Or are they a viable deterrent for those who break the law?
As you said there is statistics for both sides. I for one approach these intersections with a lot more stress and worry.
SWAT teams? That does make me scratch my head and wonder if there's a lot more that's yet to surface about this oil spill.
Allow me to clarify something just so you don’t jump to another conclusion. I have never said that this current administration does not possess arrogance to a certain degree, because I know that it does. You don’t assume the highest office in the land without acquiring some degree of arrogance, but some have taken it to an altogether different level. It’s one thing to pass a bill through Congress and actually have a majority with which to do it. It’s an entirely different form of arrogance to circumvent the Powers of Congress and start a war without the approval of the one body of legislation who actually had the power to do so in the first place.
I am not perfect. I make mistakes. Maybe I’ve made one with Obama. I don’t know yet, but I’m willing to give him the chance. If I’m not satisfied by 2012 then he most likely will not have my vote. Only time will tell.