“it IS reported through the brass”
Not according to the article. If they speed past a speed camera, the ticketing officer has no way to know which command to send it to.
The author tried to find out how this is administered but, again according to the article, his questions were unanswered.
Which only adds credence to the idea that the game is rigged.
That, I would suppose, varies according to state, county, and town. We don't have automated ticketing here, so I can't tell you how that works.