Hi Ho, Geoffrey, AWAAAAY!

1:03pmRobert

Boston.com article regarding use of GPS tracking devices in criminal investigations.

1:06pmMe

Ohhhhh joy.

Not that the smarter criminals won't find a workaround or anything.

Plus that is just bad for privacy rights.

1:08pmRobert

Not just that, but what about the 4th Amendment?

1:08pmMe

Exactly.

Wonder if they'll try to appeal further.

1:09pmRobert

I am all for cracking down on crime, but this rubs my libertarian sensibilities all wrong.

This, to me, is tantamount to illegal search and seizure. Plus, it is like trespassing. If you want to keep tabs on a suspect, then do it the old fashioned way or get a friggin' court order to enter their property (in this case, a vehicle).

1:10pmMe

Supposedly, they had a warrant.

1:11pmRobert

I haven't read the rest of the article yet.

Thanks for that info.

1:11pmMe

NP.

Even then, still chaps the ass.

1:12pmRobert

Hmmmm. I just don't like the idea of placing a GPS tracker on a vehicle because of "suspicion."

1:12pmMe

Me either.

If I had somehow discovered that my car was being tracked via GPS, I would drive aimlessly.

Say...

Drive around 1604 four or five times.

1:16pmRobert

Or get a friend to drive around while you use their car.

1:16pmMe

Then I'd drive to Burger King, drive the 410 loop a few times and head home.

Or steal one.

1:16pmRobert

Yup.

Or get a Taxi, a rental car, etc.

1:17pmMe

Horse.

1:18pmRobert

Camel, emu with a saddle, mountain gorilla, etc.

1:18pmMe

Giraffe.

That'd be sweet.

Sticking up a bank and escaping on your getaway giraffe.

1:20pmRobert

"Can you describe the getaway vehicle?"
"Yes, it was a Giraffe."
"Who makes that?"
"Other giraffes, I guess."

1:20pmMe

HA!

You, sir, owe me a new keyboard.

1:20pmRobert

Why thank you. I do aim to amuse.

I now have a mental image of a gang of bank robbers clinging to a saddle in the back of a galloping giraffe.

on the back of...

1:25pmMe

HAHAHAHAA!

No, the first works better.

Gives new meaning to "exotic mount"

1:26pmRobert

Harhar.

The "getaway driver" holding the reins in his hand as the galloping giraffe strains against the bridle.

1:28pmMe

Soft core pr0n at its best.

1:30pmRobert

"Half a league, half a league rode the robbers from the First National Bank..."

1:35pmMe

Bwahahaha!

1:36pmRobert

"Police to the left, Police to the right..."

1:40pmMe

"And safe was I due to the giraffe's height."

1:40pmRobert

LOL