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Bullshit (what the cops told you, to be clear, not what you're saying. I'm sure they did tell you they don't have a way to track it). The cops could absolutely
by patmcc 2y ago
Bullshit (what the cops told you, to be clear, not what you're saying. I'm sure they did tell you they don't have a way to track it).
The cops could absolutely track it. License plate readers are built into most cop cars and parking enforcement vehicles, they could call the carmaker, they could view cctv from the area, whatever. If it was something they actually cared about - like one of their cars, or a cop killer, or their promotion was riding on it - they'd track it down. It's just not worth the time for them to do it, probably because there's too many car thefts and not enough time given to them to look into them.
- hiatus 2y ago> The cops could absolutely track it. License plate readers are built into most cop cars and parking enforcement vehicles, they could call the carmaker, they could view cctv from the area, whatever. Maybe where you live that's true. Try going somewhere in upstate NY, or deep in West Virginia. The tracking technology is unevenly distributed.
- bombcar 2y agoAnd it depends on why it was stolen. Joy ride? It'll turn up. Destined for a chop shop? Even if they do track it all they'd see is it leaving the city, never to be seen again.
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- shadowgovt 2y agoAnd because there's too much friction to do so, since much of the data they'd need to sift to execute on your described scenario would involve multiple distinct warrants for multiple distinct data sources. ... now, if the data were, say, aggregated somewhere with low friction to police access...