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If 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 ht
by officeplant 4y ago
If 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...