by takomabibelot on Flickr I was reading last week that Mississippi's state congress is considering legislation to prevent the installation of traffic enforcement cameras in the state. There is almost no opposition to the bill amendment.

Enforcement cameras are a hotly debated issue. Some reports claim that they save lives and decrease the number of traffic accidents. Other reports claim that they make no difference and are an invasion of privacy.

What's interesting about the debate in Mississippi is that the legislators' concern is about keeping money out of the pockets of the camera system vendors and not about the privacy or safety of their constituents (or even the income the cameras could generate for their municipalities!)