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Man Stalks Ex-girlfriend With GPS
grouchomarxist writes "According to this article at CNN: Police arrested a man they said tracked his ex-girlfriend's whereabouts by attaching a global positioning system to her car. Police said Gabrielyan attached a cellular phone to the woman's car on August 16 with a motion switch that turned on when the car moved, transmitting a signal each minute to a satellite. Information was then sent to a Web site that allowed Gabrielyan to monitor the woman's location." A ruling last year stated that police need a warrant to track individuals in a similar fashion.
"The only thing we get out of it is the false sense of security that such a person is no longer a threat to us."
Hardly a false sense of security about said person.
"...what punishment for the Russian command and control that allowed the kids to get caught in the crossfire? The terrorists didn't do all the shooting."
Don't be an asshat. The terrorist put the kids there and there was subsequently nothing that could be done to get them safely out of the way. That was the entire point of those bastards... hiding behind children.
"...once you start making exceptions, where do you stop?"
Where it makes sense. You don't execute a shop-lifter.
"..."take revenge." That's exactly what the terrorists want..."
Wrongo, chum. The terrorists want exactly what happened in Spain, the redirection of a nation's decisions because of their threats. They certainly do not want to be snuffed out and the nation's resolve hardened against them.
"Suppose a completely uninvolved muslim..."
Shit happens in a war, but "suppose they find those that really put it there..." Anyone can construct a bad-resulting hypothetical, big deal.