License Plate Scanner Equipped Helicopters

[sbl_admin]

Thursday night, the task force checked over 2,200 license plates all from a helicopter

[Texasbelle]

Originally Posted by sbl_admin

Thursday night, the task force checked over 2,200 license plates all from a helicopter

huh? How did they do this and why?

[rhertz]

Well this story is inconsistent..

The Times says:
"The operation scanned 2,190 plates, netted six misdemeanor arrests, 34 traffic tickets and five cleared warrants." (6+5=11)

KTAL says:
"checked over 22-hundred license plates...They did make 11 arrests, and issued 34 tickets."

These reports sound like the same numbers. But here is where someone has it wrong:

The Times says:
"Troop G this week rolled out a mobile plate hunter, a device stuck to an unmarked car that uses tiny cameras to simultaneously scan multiple license plates while traveling streets and parking lots"

Whereas KTAL says:
"All from a helicopter. The high tech chopper can scan plates from both parked and moving cars"

Me thinks someone has their facts a bit messed up.

[AnimeSpirit]

Pretty soon, they'll be able to track car movements across state lines, no matter where you go. If you leave the state, the government will know where you've gone. This may make it easier to track criminals and such.

[Isaac-Saxxon]

Originally Posted by Texasbelle

huh? How did they do this and why?

If you have seen this witch of the east then report to SPD as soon as you can and look out for those flying monkeys and bring a bucket of water to protect yourself.


Back to thread they are getting big brother ready to take full control of the Matrix by using these license plate scanners and our tax dollars too. Welcome to the machine.
Isaac

[Texasbelle]

Originally Posted by Isaac-Saxxon

If you have seen this witch of the east then report to SPD as soon as you can and look out for those flying monkeys and bring a bucket of water to protect yourself.
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Back to thread they are getting big brother ready to take full control of the Matrix by using these license plate scanners and our tax dollars too. Welcome to the machine.
Isaac

Hey Pokie, I bet if we threw that bucket of water on Isaac he would melt!!!!

[Texasbelle]

Back to the original topic though, I have heard that they can do this with a device on a car. So I suppose that is how it was done. In my logic though, I am wondering if this is really where they need to be spending efforts. I mean you have so much going on with drug users/dealers, burglaries, etc. Who cares about an expired tag? Let's concentrate on the things that really matter.

[AnimeSpirit]

Originally Posted by Texasbelle

Back to the original topic though, I have heard that they can do this with a device on a car. So I suppose that is how it was done. In my logic though, I am wondering if this is really where they need to be spending efforts. I mean you have so much going on with drug users/dealers, burglaries, etc. Who cares about an expired tag? Let's concentrate on the things that really matter.

I agree, but we should also acknowledge that cracking down seriously on smaller crimes and making them hard to commit will discourage the greater crimes from happening in the first place. That is until the criminals find a clever way to beat this method too.

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by Isaac-Saxxon

Welcome to the machine.

My sentiments exactly!

And you know your nobody's fool....