Radar and Privacy
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So National City has adopted Photo Radar in the stated war on traffic fatalities (“If You Speed, Say ‘Cheese’ and Expect a Ticket,” May 7).
According to Lt. William Osburn, the police have a right to investigate crime. I and others who value privacy and freedom wonder if they have a right to investigate a crime that has not occurred. The investigation begins with the Photo Radar in place, not when a speeder is photographed. There is an assumption of guilt in presupposing that a crime will occur before it occurs.
The real legal question should read: Does a citizen have a reasonable expectation of privacy by driving down a public street and not committing a crime?
MARSHALL NAGLE, El Cajon
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