And while I’m talking about controlling our every action (and make no mistake, I am!), where are the cameras for the idiots who get in the left-hand lane and drive like they have all the time in the world? And since some citizens are so in love with Big Brother, when will they approve the new cameras that catch drivers eating, text-messaging, changing the radio dial, driving with a headache, upset about a lovers’ quarrel, or concentrating more on their job than the road? Can’t happen? Just wait!
What fascinates me is that we’ve seen only a few instances of vandalism related to these multi-eyed monsters – including a Valley man who took a pick-axe to one camera, and a group of people dressed as Santas who covered up cameras with gift–wrapped boxes and sheets in December. But in other countries, people are marching in the streets, demanding laws be changed. We must be so complacent about our freedoms that we have no idea what it feels like to have them taken away. Indeed, how far we’ve fallen!
Until we get the guts to take to the streets, beat the citations with these ideas:  
1. Do something to conceal your identity. A mask of the former governor comes to mind, or a Groucho mustache. You can’t be forced to pay if they can’t identify you. At least pull the visor down over your eyes.
2. According to state law, you must be served by a licensed and bonded process server or agent of the court, so some lawyers suggest you don’t pay the citation you receive in the mail and simply wait until you get served. The service must be hand-delivered to your home, so just don’t answer the door for the next 120 days, or have others in the house explain that they are visitors and can’t accept the mail for you. But watch out: Some cities are letting their servers lie about hand-delivering the citation so you get screwed when you go to the Motor Vehicle Division. Bums.
3. Some husbands and wives are registering vehicles in their spouse’s names and then driving the opposite vehicle.
4. If you have vision problems or suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, sue over a flashback or pain from the camera’s flash.
5. If you get into a wreck because the flash blinds you, sue! Since the state wants free money, why not line up with them?
E-mail me with other proven ideas, and I’ll use them for an upcoming column or radio show. Until then, get mad, and do something (legally) to get your freedom back.