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...what would be the result? Would it help society? Is such a situation not the logical extreme of automated discretionless speed enforcement? If you support speed cameras, but you wouldn't support all speeding violations resulting in convictions, then what percentage of speeding violations *would* you want to result in convictions, and why?

I know some find such questions awkward (something to do with being made to look silly maybe?), but if we want honest, logical road safety policies then such questions need to be addressed rather than studiously avoided in case they upset someone by exposing their irrationality.

Personally I think that society would benefit if all murders, rapes, robberies, burglaries, thefts, assaults, etc resulted in convictions (at least when the victim wanted to press charges, or wasn't around to do so). I think society (and many individuals) would be massively disadvantaged if all speeding or cannabis possession violations resulted in convictions. There, I feel, lies the difference between a good law and a bad law.