> They say one of the technology industry's most popular mobile apps could put officers' lives in danger from would-be police killers who can find where their targets are parked.
Couldn't the same people, assuming they exist at all, just use their eyes as they drive past to gather the same information?
This is absolutely about revenue generation from traffic tickets, and nothing at all to do with officer safety. Their argument doesn't even make any sense.
They just know that the public dislikes traffic tickets, but might be naive enough to get behind the officer safety angle. It is a classic "won't someone PLEASE think of the children" argument.
How about this as a compromise: Waze agrees to get rid of it in any state that donates 100% of traffic ticket violation revenue to local public schools, homeless shelters, and other non-police-connected charities?
Seems fair, and since police aren't arguing against this for revenue reasons (or so they claim) they should get right behind that.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 19.9 ms ] threadThis is about speed traps and DUI checkpoints, and everyone knows it. At least be honest about why you want it removed.
Couldn't the same people, assuming they exist at all, just use their eyes as they drive past to gather the same information?
This is absolutely about revenue generation from traffic tickets, and nothing at all to do with officer safety. Their argument doesn't even make any sense.
They just know that the public dislikes traffic tickets, but might be naive enough to get behind the officer safety angle. It is a classic "won't someone PLEASE think of the children" argument.
How about this as a compromise: Waze agrees to get rid of it in any state that donates 100% of traffic ticket violation revenue to local public schools, homeless shelters, and other non-police-connected charities?
Seems fair, and since police aren't arguing against this for revenue reasons (or so they claim) they should get right behind that.