I have followed The Sun's investigation of Baltimore's speed and red light cameras from the beginning and believe a desire for a back door tax is what is driving Baltimore's concern and not protecting the poor innocent school children they claim when defending the constitutionality of such laws ("City didn't have enough staff to monitor speed cameras, officials testify," Dec. 1). In fact, the cameras are unconstitutional because I pay the same tax rate as those people who are lucky enough to have the protection of the cameras and my street has no such protection. Not only that but my street regularly hosts ATV races, dirt bike races, and high-speed test drives from all of the backyard mechanics in the area and their friends from all over who trailer their vehicles in so they can compete.
In my honest county, they fairly administered the cameras and quickly discovered that people learned where they were and avoided them or obeyed traffic laws near them making the cost of maintaining them not worth it.
I have one lingering question and that is based on the known facts the People's Republic of Montgomery County absolutely adore these invasions of privacy and seem to operate the cameras despite all of the problems. Is it because The Sun never investigated corruption or stupid citizens who prefer back door taxes?
Steven Davidson, New Windsor