Your whole argument fails because of the tinkering with the
lights. That’s the main reason this is so bad. They have every
incentive to shorten light speeds to increase revenues.

Which is why your analogy fails, too, because in that scenario,
the government doesn’t help to make what you’re doing into a crime,
and there’s a subsequent hearing for burglary that’s actually
meaningful.

I have a big problem with the way traffic laws are enforced in
court because due process has become a joke. That’s not just my
opinion, either–traffic court is well-known for “truncated” due
process, which, given the potential for high fines and even jail
time, is contrary to the rule of law.