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Why is it legal to collect every passing motorist's speed using a radar gun? Why is a red light camera legal? I assume they aren't.

They are both very unconstitutional, just gathering massive amounts of evidence with no warrant or probable cause. Why any of these practices have lasted longer than a year after deployment is beyond me.



  Why is it legal to collect every passing motorist's speed
  using a radar gun? Why is a red light camera legal? I assume 
  they aren't
Both those examples happen when the subject of question is on public property and whose investigated crimes are those of the actual vehicle being misused.


Reasonable expectation of privacy. Private residence falls under this, public streets don't.




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