How 1 Arizona lawmaker is fighting photo radar

**Jason** · 03-10-2009, 02:41 PM

There is an unwritten rule in law enforcement. You back up your fellow officers, even if they don't work for the same police department.

You don't just do it on the streets. You also do it in spirit, and more often than not... in policy.

Which makes Sheriff Paul Babeu that much more daring.

Babeu is the newly elected Sheriff in Pinal County and the first law enforcement officer in Arizona to voice his opposition to photo radar cameras, putting him in direct opposition to the Department of Public Safety.

He claims he's not alone.

"You'll find a lot of (police) chiefs who are against photo radar, but are afraid to speak out because of their position," Babeu told me Tuesday afternoon.

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/bl...2-MUGP-Jg.cspx

**Drew1369** · 03-10-2009, 04:49 PM

I hate seeing those flashes go off on the street... they make my head twitch everytime they go off, which is wierd as they have never taken a picture of me or my car its always in front of me.

These things are a hazard more then a help, a friend of mine got rear ended because when the light turned yellow and then red really quick he slammed on his breaks which caused the guy behind him to hit him. On the accident ivestigation he stated that he didn't want a red light ticket... the officer said this is happening all over the place in WA.

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Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,481 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	How 1 Arizona lawmaker is fighting photo radar There is an unwritten rule in law enforcement. You back up your fellow officers, even if they don't work for the same police department. You don't just do it on the streets. You also do it in spirit, and more often than not... in policy. Which makes Sheriff Paul Babeu that much more daring. Babeu is the newly elected Sheriff in Pinal County and the first law enforcement officer in Arizona to voice his opposition to photo radar cameras, putting him in direct opposition to the Department of Public Safety. He claims he's not alone. "You'll find a lot of (police) chiefs who are against photo radar, but are afraid to speak out because of their position," Babeu told me Tuesday afternoon. http://www.abc15.com/content/news/bl...2-MUGP-Jg.cspx __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

03-10-2009, 04:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,437 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: How 1 Arizona lawmaker is fighting photo radar I hate seeing those flashes go off on the street... they make my head twitch everytime they go off, which is wierd as they have never taken a picture of me or my car its always in front of me. These things are a hazard more then a help, a friend of mine got rear ended because when the light turned yellow and then red really quick he slammed on his breaks which caused the guy behind him to hit him. On the accident ivestigation he stated that he didn't want a red light ticket... the officer said this is happening all over the place in WA. __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/