Oregon Man Fined $500 for Criticizing Red-light Cameras


Published on Apr 25, 2017 by InstituteForJustice

Running red lights can get you a ticket. But in Oregon, you can be fined just for talking about it.

Mats Järlström learned this first-hand last year when the state of Oregon fined him $500 for publicly suggesting that yellow lights should last for slightly longer to accommodate cars making right turns.

Mats is a tinkerer. In the great tradition of American inventors and scientists who got their start working in their garage or basement, Mats saw a problem and set out to fix it—that is, until the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying brought everything to a screeching halt.

http://ij.org/case/oregon-engineering…

9 thoughts on “Oregon Man Fined $500 for Criticizing Red-light Cameras

  1. —– Original Message —–
    From: GrayRider
    To: FTT
    Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:59 AM
    Subject: Man fined $500 for publicly talking about red light cam in OREGON

    Obviously he failed or forgot to obtain or renew his LICENSE to Speak in a ‘Constitutional Free Zone’ under foreign Military Occupation (UN) ???

    http://ij.org/case/oregon-engineering-speech/

    Illegal Math? A state board in Oregon is punishing people for talking about traffic lights and any other “engineering” topics

      1. Yeah… and anther thing now .. sorry I forget the
        O.
        Your a curmudgeon. And we love you.
        I love u man…
        No… I luv u man…
        Well…No… I luv u man.
        Hey let’s punch each other in the nuts…
        And say…
        I luv u man…
        But I go first.

  2. No way in hell would I pay that fine, even if it were only fifty cents. The 1st Amendment implications are obvious.

  3. Look at the bright side here people.
    This person could have been fined 1k for taking pictures in a red light district.
    I would have to say 500 bucks …well that’s a deal.
    By today’s criminal standards.

  4. “… publicly suggesting that yellow lights should last for slightly longer to accommodate cars making right turns.”

    Silly wabbit… Time is MAMMON.

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