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3:02 PM Friday, November 6, 2009

Whatever happened to the secret ballot? At the polls, the machines are placed so that the screens are facing the center of the room. Anyone walking by can see how you vote. The machines are also so close together that the little so-called walls on the side are so low that people on either side of your machine can see exactly what you’re doing. ...

Now that they voted in the casinos down in Cincinnati, I, for one, would not go unless I took a machine gun, a bullet-proof vest and two German shepherds with me.

I hope it is not too late for the new City Council to cancel the ill-conceived and idiotic plan to install red-light cameras that will fleece the motorists. Cities that have them installed are now canceling them. When motorists learn where cameras are located, they tend to avoid those routes. Cameras will not be good for the uptown businesses that need a robust traffic flow.

Editor’s note: The city of Hamilton has no plans to use its one mobile traffic-enforcement camera to catch red-light violators. It will be used to ticket speeders.

Regarding the Nov. 5 letter from Sarah Thompson (“Live and let live”): I really wanted to thank her for writing a letter like that. She couldn’t have said it any better. It was a wonderful letter. I just wanted to applaud her for taking the time to write such a letter. I can only hope other people will read it and maybe open their eyes a little bit. If people in the world would have her attitude, I think the world would be a much better place to live in. Thank you, Sarah and Hamilton JournalNews, for posting that letter.

With all the corruption in Butler County politics, our county is living up to a name that was given Hamilton back in the ’20s and ’30s — Little Chicago.

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Come on now. Deterring speeding on a public highway (where I also have the right to drive and expect a safe environment), a violation of the 4th amendment (protection from unreasonable search and seizure). That's stretching it a bit, isn't it?

Just an Observer
8:52 AM, 11/10/2009

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Butler County Citizen is a sheeple who like Big Brother in all his affairs. Go read the 4th Amendment and other features of our Bill of Rights. Speed cameras clearly violate them, Komrade.

Furthermore, all the data points to the fact these devices don't actually keep anyone safe. Its simply a tax by another name. Its unjust tyrannical taxation the People shouldn't endure.

Uncle Andy
3:20 PM, 11/9/2009

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Why do some people think they have the right to break the law? It should not matter what means the authorities use to catch law breakers. The idea is to deter violators. If you are wrong and you get caught, so much the better.

ButlerCtyCitizen
3:05 PM, 11/9/2009

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I'm anxious to see how many cops and school bus drivers get busted in school zones. This should be good.

Rick
1:15 PM, 11/9/2009

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In regard to your note of:
"Editor’s note: The city of Hamilton has no plans to use its one mobile traffic-enforcement camera to catch red-light violators. It will be used to ticket speeders."
You forgot to mention that it will be used in School Zones and Park Areas where CHILDREN play!

Tired of Wrong Information
6:37 AM, 11/9/2009

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