Maryland Patriots

Traffic cameras anger Md. county drivers

Mad as hell and not going to take anymore

The last county in Maryland I'd pick to harbor folks angry over intrusive gummint is Montgomery County, the nexus of most it. But, yay  verily!  “ Simmering resentment against traffic cameras is being expressed in acts of civil disobedience in suburban Montgomery County, where vandals are striking back at automated traffic enforcement. While residents of the neighboring District seem willing to suffer automated red-light and speed cameras in silence, some in Montgomery County have turned to what protesters often refer to as "direct action." In the most recent incident, police say an unknown person or people painted over the lenses of two sets of speed cameras on Aug. 1 in the Cabin John area, rendering them useless. The cameras have since been repaired. Montgomery County Police don't like to say very much at all about the camera attacks. "We don't want people to get the idea in their heads that this is a good thing to do," said Lt. Paul Starks, a police spokesman. "Some sites have been hit more than once, but we have tried to set up countermeasures to catch the people doing the vandalizing," he said. ” I am so heartened. disturbed by this lawless behavior.   BTW, it strikes me that this story, juxtaposed as it is with last night's independently posted Chi-Com Cam deal (just two posts down),  is an example of what I call déjà prevu.  You know.  The  phenomenon where you see a very pretty girl walk by, and suddenly there's another one.  Like that.Weird.