Dear Editor:
Every time I hear someone whine that speed cameras are a “cash grab,” I can’t help but roll my eyes. Honestly, it’s laughable.
Only in this upside-down world could people complain that being caught breaking the law is somehow unfair. You don’t want a ticket? Here’s a wild idea: don’t speed. It’s not rocket science.
In England, they’ve solved this little pity party by installing average-speed cameras on the motorways. You get clocked when you enter and again when you exit, and if your speed doesn’t add up, you’re nailed. None of this slowing down for the one camera and then blasting off like a Formula One wannabe. Imagine that, accountability that actually works.
But of course, in Ontario, we treat lawbreakers like they’re the real victims. It’s the same mentality behind those liquor store “shopping sprees,” where thieves waltz in, fill their arms, and stroll out without a care in the world. Different crime, same arrogance: “The rules are for other people, not me.” And then oh, the audacity; they moan about being punished when, surprise, the law finally catches up.
Let’s stop pretending speed cameras are the problem. The real problem is the culture of entitlement that says obeying the law is optional, but whining about consequences is mandatory.
If you’re being “robbed,” it’s only because you robbed yourself the second you pressed your foot too hard on the gas.
Carl Gray,
Fergus