NYC should have been the model to follow. Instead of flock cameras, cities should have bounty systems: record a video of a speed violation with a plate, and get 10% of the ticket revenue. Enforcement would explode.

We could of had a system where we used the technology we already had in our hands to democratize speed enforcement, instead of corporatizing it

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barnas2 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

NYC already tried Snitching as a Service during COVID, and it went terribly. I grew up with a neighbor who would constantly record people and call the cops over every little perceived infraction. Everyone in the neighborhood hated her, including the cops. I do not want to live in a society that encourages those people.

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The_President a day ago | parent | next [-]

Seen this recently, the Citizens filming other people and their cars in public, presumably for their crimestopper social media app.

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cons0le 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I definitely agree it can go too far. Maybe only allow bounties for active, dangerous crimes like speeding, drunk driving, and racing?

	▲	kaikai 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		How do you imagine this working in a world where video editing is so easy?
	▲	salawat 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		No Stasi. No Salem witch trials. Thank you. Do not need to retread that ground.

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potato3732842 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Pitting people against each other in the service of the state is likely to cause problems at scale and in the long run.

Frankly, I think it's a miracle that nobody has been beaten into a coma or killed over NYC's bounty program yet.

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Fnoord 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Interesting. 'But your honor, it is AI enhanced. I wasn't speeding.'

'Weird, I got this footage here from another angle and it shows you did. We also got the data from your car. You were speeding son.'