Christmas idea to beat the red

Argh, I know. I shouldn't even mention the C word, but, it's only three months away. I can't believe it either. Anyway, while surfing the information superhighway today I found a unique gift that anyone can feel free to get me for Christmas. It's called PhotoBlocker and is a spray that goes on your license plate. Why would need such a thing? Raleigh, and the surrounding cities/towns are littered with red light cameras. As I believe, and millions of others believe, they are unconstitutional. This handy little spray makes your license plate invisible (or unreadable) to the camera; therefore, no ticket.

Now, I don't have a history of running red lights. In fact, I've never been ticketed for running one. However, it's the idea behind these traffic cameras that upsets me. How can you cross examine a camera? Our Constitution tells us we have the right to confront our accusers in a court of law. These cameras don't allow that. Furthermore, last I checked the owner of a vehicle is not responsible for what others may be doing in their vehicle.

I don't often lend my vehicle to others, but when and if I do, I sure as hell am not responsible for their traffic violations. Ah, but these cameras think I am. They're wrong, wrong, wrong, and furthermore, most of these cameras nationwide are owned by private companies who get a cut of the fee the city/county/state assesses. Even more wrong. They've got to go, but until they do, we can fight back with a $30 can of PhotoBlocker.