Speed Camera Snag
A quirk in Illinois traffic laws has complicated Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to pepper the city with speed cameras and slowed down bidding on a multimillion-dollar system scheduled to begin issuing $100 tickets by early next year.
The problem: a 38-year-old opinion by the Illinois attorney general that says children must be "visibly present" before school zone speed limits can be enforced.
What that means is those robotic safety-zone cameras must not only capture high-definition images of speeding cars and their license plates, they also must seek out and photograph a child as much as a football field's distance away — preferably in the same shot.
So either they're going to need multiple cameras or a giant pan-and-scan shot that gets some sort of panoramic view?
Well, since it's all for the children anyway....
Labels: silly people
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
66 Comments:
Every time Rahm opens his mouth,mits a giant lie!
Fuck Rahm! Bastard...may the voters wake up and not elect this Motherfucker again!
Its obvious rahm will just have the law changed.
They have speed bumps by all the schools, you really can't go over 25 (I know, the limit is 20) near a school. Kids are not being run over, those cameras are only about money. I have been exploring new routes to get places to avoid the coming cameras.
I can help with that loophole! I propose a new flower boxes and median dividers with scarecrow plastic pop-ups of children. When camera takes the picture of the speeding car, the wired mechanism will deploy the "much needed" children for the Kodak moment.
For the bad neighborhoods I suggest more permanent decoys made out of reinforced concrete since anything in the hood does not last long. Seems like rust has fierce competition in those parts of the city when it comes to taking things apart.
LMAO
It's all for the children, it's says so in da law, even two AM if kids are out gang banging , selling weed, drinking 40 ouncers, capturedon camera, cha Ching $ 100.00 da kids made us.. See Rham Is using kids too cash in on. Maybe he can generate money too pay the teachers raises..
"A quirk in Illinois traffic laws..."
It's not a "quirk" as the Tribune puts it; it is the INTENT of the law.
1) School Day
2) Children physically present outside
Gosh, they're dumb.
Tie some little bugger to a lamppost, tell him or her that you'll buy them an ice cream cone after the camera rings up fifty speeders.
Rahm will just have the law changed. People need to start to seriously put the heat on these communists they let into office. Unless you like the government watching every step you take and fining you for it.
Correct, No children No ticket.....Has been that way a LONG time.
His brain must have been in the missing finger part.
Too late!
checked at @ 0020 and they shoved it behind the firewall already...
fuck the fibune... besides, you can defeat the firewall anyway...
also obnoxious is how they set it up to generate hits or click count... starve these fuckers to death...
we hope both rags roll tits up and rot to pieces in the water...
we'll get to watch the tics and mites drown as they flee the dead host...
decayed-ass muthafuckahs every last one...
Interesting to note that the state law allowing the Raccoon to pick our pockets only applies to Crook County...Chicago. No doubt this law would never have passed statewide. Just shows how our conniving mayor seeks to lie and cheat for what he wants. Anywhere in Illinois you must slow down to the appropriate speed in a school zone WHEN YOU SEE CHILDREN PRESENT. None of the connected vulture camera pirates want this contract now that they will have to spend more money to make it work per state law. Too fucking bad Evil One! Enjoy that shit sandwich!
Doesn't matter much.
Mayor DeliAccident will simply lead the charge in having the law amended to suit his needs, just like he's trying to do with the CPS strike.
And that doesn't matter much either.
Because if and when those cameras start causing legitimate taxpayers to drop a hundo for nonsense, there WILL be repercussions.
I promise you there are groups of pissed off citizens that are ready to go. They have already worked out the logisitics, bought necessary supplies and made dry runs.
Fuck you, Rahm. They got your number.
Rahms Emanuel constantly lies. I'm really getting sick of it.
So that means they would have to show you the picture with the approval of the child's parent to get the child included in the enforcement action and publicly 'out' the child present! Ain't Law a "Bitch."
cardboard cut outs of children at every corner i say.
Can't wait to see them explain why they are removing speed bumps on school streets and then installing cameras.
I guess since it is not possible to speed down the street with the speed humps the cameras would not be able to generate any "revenue"!
It will be interesting to see Tiny Dancer's explanation for this!
Even the damn signs say in bold letters the children must be present.
But have no fear, you can bet this will be a topic in the General Assembly real soon and they’ll change the law – “for the children”.
Keep voting Democratic!
“The boot you lick is the boot that kicks you”
Anonymous said...
"...His (Rahm's) brain must have been in the missing finger part."
9/12/2012 12:37:00 AM
Hilarious!
You win an inflatable, life size, (four foot - eight inch), Rahm Emanuel punching bag. Trust me, it has done wonders for my attitude to work out with this little gem before reporting for roll call... Enjoy and keep the humor coming!
If they can change the law on hearsay to get Peterson, surely they can change this law. It's for the children.
Rahm's solution?
Get a kid into every photo. Just slap one of those static cling window stickers onto the camera lens...
Or how about photoshop or CGI (Computer Generated Images)?
I'll betcha his brother, the Hollywood agent, has plenty of ultra-liberal, left wing movie people who could step up with a creative solution to "fix" this problem for our socialist mayor. Hell, both Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, two major democratic supporters and donors, became legends with their science fiction movies. If they can make us believe in aliens from " E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", or "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind", or "Star Wars", do you think they couldn't make us believe there is a "child" in every speed camera photo???
After all, its for the children!
Fucking made my day when I read that.
Nice research 9.5! Now he'll just have the law changed.
And can someone please explain why there is a machine in 016 where you can pay your parking tickets but no such machine in a couple of other districts I've been in, meaning, ghetto districts????
Ha ha!! Fuck you Rahm!!
Rahm will just call his obamamama crying and get the law changed.
I cant even imagine rahm trying to bully someone. what is he 5'6 140? BWHAAAHAAAHAAAAA!
THE LAW?
I am above the law, law is for my subjects, not ME!
I do as I please, whenever I want ....the law, HA!
s/ Rahm ( it down your throat )
maybe we could get midgets to be in the pictures....hey, i just created jobs in this shitty economy :)
Hopefully the city has already signed the contracts and paid for all of this junk. The politicians love setting taxpayer money on fire. One of these days, the taxpayer will revolt. Oh wait, nevermind, more than half the people in Chicago don't pay. No skin in the game, who cares, let it all burn.
Rome baby, we are Rome.
rahmbo, your table is ready and our best seller today is the egg in your face special--- what a putz....
Can any of the lawyers comment on this, is Chicago not a "Home Rule City" because of the population? (I believe Rockford is the other)
So, does the city have the right to amend the State statutes to better fit the city's needs?
Not sure, that is why I ask.
Not a troll.
How about using life size cut outs of those missing kids on milk cartons. Give the dopey speeder a $100 ticket and do a public service using the bogus cut outs as a child in the area of the camera. Works for me.
Great to know that the mayor's kids are not missing any school at the pricey connected University of Chicago Lab School. Rich little runts.
Anonymous said...
"A quirk in Illinois traffic laws..."
It's not a "quirk" as the Tribune puts it; it is the INTENT of the law.
1) School Day
2) Children physically present outside
Gosh, they're dumb.
9/12/2012 12:25:00 AM
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They're dumb unless they knew this all along and wanted to use it as what is know in security as a "honey pot". Here..here's a story for your front page. Chase that. That should keep you busy and content for awhile eh. Meanwhile....
Here's (hopefully) the fate of our fair city's speed cameras...see how much they like them in the UK:
http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm
Laws? There are no laws.
We take your picture. You get a ticket. You pay the ticket.
Try to contest it and you will have a very bad day.
Freedom my friends is now like a glass bottle of coke. A memory to treasure.
Is it like that pesky rule about having to live in the city for a year before running for mayor? Bah! I say
shark-eyed Rahm again
Rahm should already be in jail over that (sp) scam. This deal should just be adding years to that sentance. Kids aren't gonna be in school this year anyways.
Anonymous said...
Can't wait to see them explain why they are removing speed bumps on school streets and then installing cameras.
I guess since it is not possible to speed down the street with the speed humps the cameras would not be able to generate any "revenue"!
It will be interesting to see Tiny Dancer's explanation for this!
9/12/2012 03:13:00 AM
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"I'm the fuckin' Emperor of Shitcago, I do as I please" errraaa " I meant to say It's for the Children" !!!
So either they're going to need multiple cameras or a giant pan-and-scan shot that gets some sort of panoramic view?
Well, since it's all for the children anyway....
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How about a panoramic shot of rmd & mhar tieing tongues after a planning session on how to screw chicagoans even more than they have been ???
You can see what is coming: a change in Illinois state law regarding school zones, from when children are present to certain hours.
Mayor Rahm PINNICCHIO Emanuel is a fiting name. He cannot be trusted. His starting to make King Richard and his family look good.
i'm sure tom tom and garmin will include speed camera locations. they allready warn of red light cams. this is only more political folly. red light cam revenue is down everywhere. just buy a gps.
This decision was given years ago and was designed to stop "school zone " speed traps. Some little towns were really sandbagging everyone who rolled thru. For once, the state tried to do the right thing and did it well. Now Rham wants to bring back the good old days of entrapping everyone he can.
Ballerino will tell the nutless city council to pass an ordinance and there you have it.
Fuck this city and all the communists running it.
And they'll need advanced biometrics to distinguish between juveniles and adults and...oh hell, let's just microchip everyone and make the dictatorship official.
Get Karen Lewis on this. Something will get done.
soon enough rahmie, your boy obamamama will lose the election and you're most certainly next. you guys sure did have a shitty run while it lasted. no one will miss you you ignorant lying weasel.
I can just see it now. They wiil attach a small photo of a child to the glass screen infront of the camera.
Poof the picture is taken and there is a kid in every photo.
Problem solved!
It says a child must be present.
Not in person??????
27 years on the job and I can read LAW just fine!!!!!
Biggest part of my morning is to read this crap and know the Bosses and Mayor sit around drinking kool aid dreaming this stuff up.
So why Can't I
paint a kid on the lens of each camera...prob solved
It's a sick deranged individual that would use children to further his political agenda.
All he has to do is photoshop the children playing hop scotch in the lower left hand corner of the violator's picture of his license plates. He can have a variety of photo's of children riding bicycles, scooters, skates etc...Cha-Ching!
Sheeeiiit...
They could be really foul and make it a c-note per child in the general vicinity of the alleged violation?
Aye... Egads too...
Rahm's Reign of Fuckery is the equivalent of the family dog shitting the holiday tree tinsel garland he ate...
A bunch of shit with strings, pine needles, glitter and sparkle that SOMEBODY will have to clean up eventually...
And The Police are the enemy in all this?
GTFOH!
Rahm and lawyers knew it was in there, they just ignored it hoping no one would find out. Just like the meters that have ruined the city.
rahm is a dbag try to destory chicago so he can create the perfect mocha city,
Every time a Chicago Mayor opens his mouth, another politician gets his wings.
Laws were meant to be changed. Home Rule.
Have you ever tried to contest a ticket?
Does it still require $150 upfront + court cost, then they arbitrarily find you liable, final cost...$285.
Fire Rahm.
Fire Madigan.
Fire Quinn.
And since the video of violations are on the City's Website, I am waiting for a parent to sue when their kids' photo is on a free site for the world to see, including if the parents are in order of protection or any other such sticky situation where putting an identifiable childs picture out there.
rahmbo, your table is ready and our best seller today is the egg in your face special--- what a putz....
9/12/2012 07:52:00 AM
Or tomato on your porch 2 for 1 eat-in only.....
--No Cop Here
"What that means is those robotic safety-zone cameras must not only capture high-definition images of speeding cars and their license plates, they also must seek out and photograph a child as much as a football field's distance away — preferably in the same shot."
I'm sure the machine will hire area "youths" to hang out in those areas and creat more patronage jobs.
Just hire ILM to CGI some CPS Honor Roll students doing the oboingo in the cross walk
I say the students have to have passing grades and a GPA of a 2.0 or higher for the ticket to be valid.
Since CPS student are involved 99% of the citations will be invalidated.
No wonder I moved out of Chicago . When I go there I use the CTA to get around due to camera picture of car I was driving . Can't afford to give city my $ 100 bucks per Res light flash . Cheaper by bus but takes longer can't win .
A quirk in Illinois traffic laws has complicated Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to pepper the city with speed cameras and slowed down bidding on a multimillion-dollar system scheduled to begin issuing $100 tickets by early next year.
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"PEPPER?" How about "PLASTER?"
Let's see. 38 years ago the AG was Bill Scott. A Republican haunting a Chicago mayor from the grave. I like that.
More money wasted by liberals and idiots. I only have a few years to go. Good luck boys and girls!
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