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Flock Camera Tells Cop New Car Didn’t Have Insurance When It Did, Cop Writes Ticket Anyway (deltiasgaming.com)
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Georgia college student reportedly received a ticket from a cop after a Flock camera flagged her newly purchased vehicle as having no insurance when it did. According to a WSB-TV report, posted by podcast host Kacee Allen, the car has a temporary license plate, but the student presented a valid insurance card. Despite this, the officer reportedly still issued a citation. The incident reportedly happened twice, and the student now has to defend herself in court

According to the news report, the database that Flock cameras rely on was yet to be updated. This caused the system to falsely flag the newly purchased vehicle.

Renee Jones, the student’s mother, said her daughter was doing everything required of her. This included maintaining insurance and carrying proof of coverage.

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[+] -12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm wanting to say I like this idea, but...
It just freaking sux. There are good cops out there who don't need to be pumped into one insurance ideology (fraud) - but til the bad cops get the punishment they deserve there is no good solution.

This is a general problem with the whole system - including unaffordable healthcare. If healthcare would be free; freakton of lawsuits wouldn't happen.
Without those lawsuits the insurance would go down, lawyers would not clog up the system with 'got hurt in an accident' cases - and this would reflect all parts of society.
I believe the cops not getting punished for being bad is just one of the hundred symptoms of the system failing.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 hours ago

    Even in the fantasy world where the majority of cops are good, nothing changes for them. They carry insurance, the stipend pays for it, and they don't have claims because they don't do stupid shit like this. The bad cops have tons of claims, the insurance becomes unaffordable, and they have to quit.

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