Ron Rollins Dayton Daily News red-light cameras

Sharing more reader reactions to news that Dayton may bring back red-light and traffic cameras.

From Elaine Laino: "I am totally against the cameras. They seem to target the poor. I see them on Salem Avenue but not in Oakwood. Soon, there will be cameras everywhere, monitoring our every move. Walking across a street between corners? Ticket! It is just step 1. Similar to the seatbelt laws. They began with the promise that you wouldn't be given a ticket for noncompliance. Then, only if ticketed for another offense. Now, you can be ticketed only for the seatbelt and given a ticket if your passenger isn't wearing theirs.

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“If lights were designed to allow traffic flow, perhaps people wouldn’t speed as much. But then, where would the communities get their money from? Tickets generate a lot of capitol for cities.

"By the way, I am 60 and have had 2 speeding tickets my entire life. So my concern isn't about me getting a ticket, it's about the world being viewed on cameras 24/7 under false pretenses. Big Brother is watching!"

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