I'm on your side, Doboji. You provide a good excuse of being in a rental car in a strange world (I'm sure SD is far different than VA). You made an honest mistake.....people have gotten warnings for worse. Hell, people drink and drive and still get away fairly clean. $361 is almost near the minimum $500 DUI fine here in KY!
I "ran" a red light about 7 years ago because it was a very short cycle, meaning green to yellow to red was way too damn quick, like 2 seconds too quick. It was either keep driving the 45MPH, or lock it up. The cop sitting at the intersection didn't give a crap, though, and gave me my ticket for $135.
No matter how you put it, $361 is WAY too much for a freaking red light run. You idiot ATOT'ers need to step down off your high-horse and think like a normal citizen. Typical ATOT, though.....everyone here obeys the law 100%, makes $150k a year, and have wives who wipe their feet clean when they take their shoes off after driving the speed limit home from work.
EDIT: I also wanted to add that until cops themselves quit speeding, running lights, and doing whatever they please, then it's every citizen's right to bitch about ticket costs. Cops never get tickets for going 20 over on the interstate (which is ALL the time), or turning their sirens on to get through red lights (couldn't count how many times I've seen this). I guess we don't have to worry about that much anymore, though, since cameras are doing their work, now, and they can sit at the dougnut shop longer on their shift.