BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Midfield man called CBS 42 after getting a ticket from a red-light camera.

He says the cameras unfairly target drivers and wanted us to investigate whether or not they are legal. Everyone knows the saying "If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

That same logic can be applied to if you run a red-light and there’s no police around to catch you, do you still get a ticket? In Midfield, the answer is yes.

For more than a decade, cameras like these have been installed at two intersections in the city of Midfield. They capture photos of vehicles that run red-lights, and tickets are then mailed to the registered owners. Melvin Howard has been on the receiving end of those tickets multiple times.

“I think it's unfair,” s

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