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| Intro: | An amendment to regulate red light cameras is derailed in the Missouri Senate. |
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Wrap: If passed, the amendment would require cities to have photographic evidence of drivers when they are caught by red light cameras.
Republican Senator Jim Lembke of St. Louis County is the sponsor of the amendment and says the amendment failed because senators want to keep the bill clean.
| Actuality: | LEMBKE.WAV |
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| Description: "I think that once we go through the process of having the St. Louis police association and others come down and testify in favor of my bill and be able to present that to my colleagues i really do believe I have alot of support in the body." | |
A similar amendment passed the senate last year on the back of a large transportation bill.
That bill failed to pass the house floor.
From the State Capitol, I'm Alex Klingelhoeffer.
| Intro: | An amendment to regulate red light cameras was put aside in the Missouri Senate. |
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| RunTime: | 0:38 |
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Wrap: The measure would mandate red light violations caught by cameras to be treated the same as those caught by police officers.
The amendment's sponsor, Republican Senator Jim Lembke of St. Louis county says cities are classifying red light violations as civil offenses to increase revenue.
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| Run Time: | 00:15 |
| Description: "Speeding, or running red lights or anything that would be point worthy. The assessing of points thats our intent. Our intent for that system is to get the dangerous drivers off the road. What these municipalities are doing is circumventing that intent." | |
| Intro: | An amendment to regulate red light cameras was withdrawn after heavy vocal opposition in the senate. |
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| RunTime: | 0:41 |
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Wrap: The amendment would have required red light violations caught by cameras to be charged as criminal offenses.
St. Louis County Democrat Tim Green says the amendment would give lawyers the opportunity to plea their clients down to a charge which would not put points on their liscence.
| Actuality: | GREEN.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:12 |
| Description: "I understand what you're doing but I think the effects of what you're doing is just going to make it more costly for that individual who has violated that crime to get the points eliminated." | |
The amendment's sponsor, St. Louis County republican Jim Lembke says cities are classifying red light violations caught by cameras as civil offenses to raise revenue.
From the State Capitol, I'm Alex Klingelhoeffer.