I have lived in two cities that opted to remove their red light cameras. The negative position was an erosion of privacy.[0]
I think it’s deeply uncharitable to frame it as “rolling over” on crime. That’s the same manipulative rhetoric proponents use to argue for gunshot detection systems. Safety and privacy are the dueling interests - not anti-crime and pro-crime.
[0] Along with studies that found red light cameras increased accidents. I’ve seen studies in both directions, though.
I think it’s deeply uncharitable to frame it as “rolling over” on crime. That’s the same manipulative rhetoric proponents use to argue for gunshot detection systems. Safety and privacy are the dueling interests - not anti-crime and pro-crime.
[0] Along with studies that found red light cameras increased accidents. I’ve seen studies in both directions, though.