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I'm assuming if you're not actively trying to get pursued by a law enforcement official this isn't a problem.
by kotaKat 4y ago
I'm assuming if you're not actively trying to get pursued by a law enforcement official this isn't a problem.
- robertlagrant 4y agoI might be wrong, but it's my impression people can get their doors kicked in and their computers seized, returned 6 months later with hard drives wiped. No recourse, or very slow and painful.
- wahnfrieden 4y agoAnd your money stolen without being returned https://www.npr.org/2023/03/24/1165822372/afroman-police-raid-lawsuit-music-videos https://www.npr.org/2023/03/24/1165822372/afroman-police-rai...
- whoomp12342 4y agohorse shit! LEO can miss and hit someone elses car. Also, just because you are being pursued doesnt mean you are guilty of a crime. Cops can be creeps.
- officeplant 4y agoIf the tracker hits your car you'll probably be guilty of stealing[1] law enforcement property. [1]https://futurism.com/cops-charge-man-stealing-gps-tracker https://futurism.com/cops-charge-man-stealing-gps-tracker
- kube-system 4y agoNo, you wouldn't, because theft requires mens rea.
- public_defender 4y agoGood luck at your upcoming criminal jury trial.
- kube-system 4y agoI guess I'll hire Heuring's lawyers instead of a public defender, because he was the intended target of his GPS tracker, and he ultimately beat the theft charges and the entire search warrant. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/removing-a-gps-tracking-device-from-your-car-isnt-theft-court-rules/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/removing-a-gps-t...
- crooked-v 4y agoKeep in mind that this is the country where people have been charged with destruction of property for bleeding on police uniforms while being beaten. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-day-ferguson-cops-were-caught-in-a-bloody-lie https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-day-ferguson-cops-were-cau...
- kube-system 4y agoAnd those charges were dropped -- they weren't found guilty.
- orangepurple 4y agoAnybody can be charged with anything. It does not mean they will be convicted.
- dragonwriter 4y agoOh, okay, good thing that being charged and not convicted has no adverse impacts in this country. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/15/atlanta-jail-man-dead-eaten-bed-bugs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/15/atlanta-jail...
- harvey9 4y agoThis is basically a NERF gun. In the vanishingly unlikely event that you need to, you can file a claim for damage to your vehicle.
- olyjohn 4y agoIt's not a bullet. It's a nerf dart and only flies about 35 feet. If you are close enough to get hit by one of these, you're already in a fucking dangerous situation and should probably not just drive home like nothing happened. Also if they wanted to track you, they already can, and this really doesn't help them in any particular way. Hidden GPS devices have been around for years now.
- whoomp12342 4y agobecause its not possible for two people to have a grey honda accord heading southbound on I61
- mitchdoogle 4y agoIt's a problem for everyone because police make mistakes pretty frequently. All that it requires is them mistaking you for a suspect or following the wrong car, going to the wrong house, etc. Every technology should be considered in how it can be misused, instead of assuming everyone that uses it will be honest and infallible.