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Think of how quickly you'd end up in handcuffs if you created a website which tracked every NYPD vehicle in real-time. The laws apply to us, not them.
by beedogs 13y ago
Think of how quickly you'd end up in handcuffs if you created a website which tracked every NYPD vehicle in real-time.
The laws apply to us, not them.
- yen223 13y agoSome police scanners are open to the public, and I don't think anyone ended up in handcuffs for listening in.
- Wingman4l7 13y agoThat doesn't mean that there isn't a law on the books against it. No one would bother invoking it in a criminal prosecution unless they were really gunning for someone and they couldn't find anything else that would stick.
- jlgreco 13y agoThe public listening to police scanners is not new and frightening to those graced with the gift of a monopoly on violence. The unknown has a profound ability to frighten, and fear has a profound ability to inspire violence.
- nly 13y agoI was under the impression police were moving to digital, encrypted broadcasts.