As a prank, students from local high schools
have been taking advantage of the county's Speed Camera Program in
order to exact revenge on people who they believe have wronged them in
the past, including other students and even teachers. Students from Richard Montgomery High School dubbed the prank the
Speed Camera "Pimping" game, according to a parent of a student
enrolled at one of the high schools. Originating from Wootton High School, the parent said, students
duplicate the license plates by printing plate numbers on glossy photo
paper, using fonts from certain websites that "mimic" those on Maryland
license plates. They tape the duplicate plate over the existing plate
on the back of their car and purposefully speed through a speed camera,
the parent said. The victim then receives a citation in the mail days
later.
All is fair in love, war and pranks
You know those awful speed traps with the cameras? Yeah, not fun for the heavy footed, but a veritable gold mine for the revenge-seeking...