Four cops caught by speed cameras (at least one of who admitted he was not responding to an emergency call) had their tickets thrown out by a judge:

Four on-duty Montgomery County police officers caught speeding by automated cameras -- in two cases driving twice the speed limit -- had their $40 tickets thrown out by a county judge.

Circuit Court Judge Ronald Rubin ruled the officers' right to due process had been violated, because the county police department does not have a written policy that outlines when on-duty officers would be exempted from getting tickets from speed cameras.

Speeding is a regular part of a police officer's job and cops shouldn't be expected to remember why they were speeding weeks or months after a speed camera catches them, attorney James Shalleck said.

Judge Ronald Rubin later admitted that the speed cameras were just for revenue: "That's what this statute is: This is a revenue raiser, it is a tax machine."

Not all cops agree with them:

Capt. John Damskey, who heads the traffic division that operates speed cameras, said the police department disagrees with Rubin's ruling and the county may appeal the case.

"To say that we are above the law, or cannot be held responsible is ridiculous," Damskey said. "What's the next step after that?"

The Washington Examiner: Police officers busted by speed cameras get ticket reprieve

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