Comments on: I understand but question your methodology

By: Phelps

Phelps — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:00:33 +0000

I’m sorry to everyone here, but what he did was not vandalism. It was sabotage. There is a distinct and important difference.

By: Ravenwood

Ravenwood — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:02:02 +0000

There’s a reason most of those camera housings are bullet-proof. The fiery tire seems to have been pretty effective. I saw an entire website dedicated to GATSO fire photos.

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm

If I were this guy, I’d ask for a jury trial. I know if I sat on the jury I’d stand up and applaud the guy.

By: USCitizen

USCitizen — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:37:51 +0000

Back in 1971 or 1972 there was a stretch of highway in Texas called Spur 303 that had window-level pole-mounted speed cameras. These cameras would photograph your front license plate and stamp your measured speed on a picture for a citation and fine by mail.

(These were not impervious to buckshot and replacement costs were high.)

An acquaintance (allegedly) employed another, less destructive approach … since motorcycles had no front license plate, he would don a full-coverage, dark visored helmet and roar down the road at maybe twice the speed limit. Noting the ‘flashes of the cameras’ as he passed.

Again, and again, and again … Until the flashes stopped, indicating that the film was expended.

The cameras have been removed for more than thirty years since.

By: Kristopher

Kristopher — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:48:33 +0000

Each of those GATSOs has a rather spendy Digital SLR camera in it.

Think “ebay”.

By: Cactus Jack

Cactus Jack — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:39:30 +0000

LibertyPlease Says:

November 26th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I get pissed off when I see road signs with bullet holes in them for the same reasons; it�s vandalisim and it makes gun owners look bad.

Er, there�s a big difference between road signs, and cameras. I�ve never vandalized a road sign, but would love to remove the cameras. Since those who seek to monitor us are not easily dissuaded, guns are one option.

Yes there is a difference between road signs and cameras but vandalism is vandalism no matter what’s being vandalized.

“Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who didn’t”

By: LibertyPlease

LibertyPlease — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:35:05 +0000

I get pissed off when I see road signs with bullet holes in them for the same reasons; it�s vandalisim and it makes gun owners look bad.

Er, there’s a big difference between road signs, and cameras. I’ve never vandalized a road sign, but would love to remove the cameras. Since those who seek to monitor us are not easily dissuaded, guns are one option.

By: Cactus Jack

Cactus Jack — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:16:56 +0000

# 9 Says:

November 26th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
I hate it when people do this. It is vandalism. It makes gun owners look bad. Just vote against them in the next election.

I hear ya. I get pissed off when I see road signs with bullet holes in them for the same reasons; it’s vandalisim and it makes gun owners look bad.

By: # 9

# 9 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:09:45 +0000

I hate it when people do this. It is vandalism. It makes gun owners look bad. Just vote against them in the next election.

By: drstrangegun

drstrangegun — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:59:00 +0000

I wonder how much a camera is worth, as well as how long it takes to replace one…

By: Ian Argent

Ian Argent — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:47:55 +0000

Use a paintgun – just make sure to expend all your ammo before leaving the scene

By: Billy Beck

Billy Beck — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:01:37 +0000

I say he’d be a lot better off at refining his tactics on the scene.

By: Phelps

Phelps — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:49:55 +0000

I question his methodology also. They’ve become experts at this sort of thing in Britain, where the preferred method is to pour some gasoline in the well of a tire, hook it over the camera, and set the whole thing on fire. Much quieter and works on pretty much all models.