Cameras do not prevent crime,they are a tool used after it has already been committed,they do not take your picture and throw the image away,it goes into a data base.
There are no school zones on the freeway,why would they need plate readers? If somebody is a danger to the public and on the freeway it would be a little late to apprehend them after the fact,so because the average person broke the speed limit in the freeway let’s nail those lawbreakers,they need to be in jail.
Where I am at,drive the speed limit on the freeway and you are a danger to the public no different then camping out in the left passing lane.
The U.S. is different then places like Canada,we like our personal freedoms and we prefer not to have every aspect of it put on a hard drive by a government that will find another use for it in the future,outside of the intended use.
People can say it is a deterrence,but that will only work on those who are squeaky clean with the law,they are the ones that will be caught up in it and not the people that you are actually targeting.
this will be the next step
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/qBcebV9qpEk
They use plate readers at the jails and traffic court.
Judge - driving on suspension,did you drive here ?
Suspect - No your honor
Judge - are you sure about that ?