Originally Posted by
Digital_Cowboy
It's not my "idea" it's an idea that has been put forth by others at various times. And I don't see how temporarily suspending someone's driver's license after a crash pending a full investigation is going to lead to a "police state."
And given the proliferation of CCTV camera's, security camera's, ATM camera's, etc. "everywhere" these days, I am sure that most crashes are caught on at least one or more camera. The only possible exception would be out in remote rural areas. But as anyone who lives anywhere in the real world knows camera's are everywhere. And just because we don't see them doesn't mean that they aren't out there somewhere.
The only cameras that are constantly capturing footage are ones on the interstate. ATM cameras aren't going to capture a car crash (really?) and intersection cameras only film when someone runs a red light. Maybe you live in a city that has cameras filming the streets 24/7 where you live but I've never seen anything like that in any of the cities I've lived in.
It is a step closer to a police state because you are essentially removing somebody's freedom before any proof of guilt is presented.