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Speeder cameras hit Missouri

Date: August 31, 2010
By: Molly Boland
State Capitol Bureau

Intro:  Cameras to catch speeders in the act will soon make their way to a third Missouri city. Molly Boland has more from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: They're already in two St. Louis suburbs.

Now, drivers in Sugar Creek near Kansas City will see speed trap cameras on their roads in six weeks.

Sugar Creek Police Chief Herb Soule says the cameras will cut down on speeding and make residents feel safer...

All for less money.

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Description: "I can't afford to put an officer out there for an extended period of time because we only have minimum manning and police work is a very very busy busniess now."

Soule says residents are constantly calling with complaints about speeding. 

Opponents of the cameras say they're unconstitutional because they force people to incriminate themselves or others.  

From the state Capitol, I'm Molly Boland.

Intro:  Opponents of new speed trap cameras in three Missouri cities say they're just another way to take away your liberties. Molly Boland has more from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: The Kansas City suburb of Sugar Creek will soon join two St. Louis suburbs that are using cameras to catch speeders.

St. Louis County Republican Sen. Jim Lembke says they're unconstitutional.

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Description: "You can sign the ticket incriminating yourself and send in your one hundred dollars or you can incriminate someone else. I just don't think that's the way our system, our rule of law works."

Lembke says the ticket would go to the car's owner even if he isn't driving at the time.

Sugar Creek's police chief says the cameras are a cheaper way to catch speeders than using another officer.  

St. Ann and Charlack in the St. Louis area are also using the cameras.

From the state Capitol, I'm Molly Boland.