His voice booming, attorney Robert Pryor punched a fist above his head as he defended a fight against photo traffic enforcement.
“We are misunderstood,” he proclaimed Monday morning. “We’re not anti-camera, we are not pro-speeding, and we are not in favor of running red lights.”
His remarks came after four attorneys took a moralistic approach in their quest to dismiss two lawsuits seeking up to $10 million in reimbursements from thousands of offenses caught on cameras in Chattanooga and Red Bank.
“They don’t like to get caught running a red light, and they did,” Red Bank City Attorney Arnold Stulce said in his opening statement. “What they’re really saying is that they don’t like red-light cameras. It’s a failed argument.”
After Monday’s hearing, Hamilton County Chancellor Frank Brown said he hoped to issue a “quick decision” on the motion to dismiss.