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CCIP	08-25-10 10:32 PM

That'd be pretty disturbing indeed. But my assumption was that having a GPS monitor like that placed on the car was something that was done discretely and without your knowledge...

Ducimus

08-25-10 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP (Post 1477551)

That'd be pretty disturbing indeed. But my assumption was that having a GPS monitor like that placed on the car was something that was done discretely and without your knowledge...

If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody's around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

Sailor Steve

08-25-10 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus (Post 1477540)

Imagine if the local authorities came by your house, and slapped an ankle monitor on you, without any provocation that you were aware of. They just show up one day, and slap one of those ankle monitors on you, so they know where you are at all times.

And you know that if they could do it without you noticing they would.

gimpy117

08-26-10 01:59 AM

but nobody was worried about bush wiretapping

Sailor Steve

08-26-10 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117 (Post 1477628)

but nobody was worried about bush wiretapping

I was. I don't care who does it. It's wrong.

But you seem bent on turning everything into your own partisan politics, so why would you believe me?

August

08-26-10 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP (Post 1477522)

No, but like I said, the main thing is that it's a lot cheaper and less labour-intensive. That may (or may not) make it more likely to actually be deployed to monitor someone just-in-case, as opposed to on a serious lead. Putting cops on someone's tail is at least one of those things where the question of "is it really worth it?" would likely come up.

Well one thing to consider is that a GPS device can't tell you who is driving the car. As evidence it would be a heckuva lot weaker than a couple detectives testifying that they actually saw the defendant get out of the vehicle at the crime scene.

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