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mrwigglez t1_j828kyd wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in Driver, Pedestrian, Cyclist: no matter what I am, I feel unsafe traveling by lordleft

It also means fewer police needed and less opportunity for police to arrest people on other things after initiating a traffic stop. I’ve heard that police unions are actually a major reason places don’t automate these things.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j82fm0h wrote

There’s not much evidence to back that up, and a lot to discredit that. Most obviously:

  1. They aren’t doing it today, so it’s not like someone is losing work. There’s data to back that up. This isn’t a job they are doing.
  2. It’s work unions actively complain about having to do citing danger to officers.
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