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The NYPD's X-Ray Vans (theatlantic.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A few years ago, we heard tales of vans outfitted by the U.S. government to hold giant X-ray scanners, which they'd use to drive around and inspect vehicles. Now, it turns out similar vans have made their way to police departments, including the NYPD. The police are unwilling to explain (PDF) how they're used, or how often. "A state court has already ruled that the NYPD has to turn over policies, procedures, and training manuals that shape uses of X-rays; reports on past deployments; information on the costs of the X-ray devices and the number of vans purchased; and information on the health and safety effects of the technology. But New York City is fighting on appeal to suppress that information and more, as if it is some kind of spy agency rather than a municipal police department operating on domestic soil, ostensibly at the pleasure of city residents."
...what they did there...
No worries here citizens, we're just going to let untrained people wander around shooting a giant x-ray machine at whatever they want. This is nothing to be alarmed about, please go about your daily routine as if nothing is happening. Thank you for your time.
They aren't X-rays, they are Freedom-Rays.
Learn to love Alaska
Every time I'm in the airport and hear instructions over the PA to report suspicious activity I feel like I'm playing Half-life 2.
Well, that is something I would think we can all appreciate.
That on-duty police offices are murdering people at a lower rate than the general population.
It's all good then.
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
We should be completely safe now that we got rid of freedom.
I love Jesus, except for his foreign policy.
You are either one of the best trolls I have seen in a while (bravo), or you are in need of physical and chemical restraints. I mean, how much freon do you have to huff to get that worldview?