I'm not sure this would necessarily qualify as "unreasonable search and seizure". That was a protection designed to keep officials from searching your person (or your property) and pocketing your property without just cause. Would the court have ruled differently if the car were monitored by a series of surveillance cameras (assuming enough were in place to track the movements)?
Getting a warrant ensures that the search and seizure isn't unreasonable. That's the whole purpose of a warrant. If the officers had gotten a warrant to place the GPS device on the suspects car, it wouldn't have been a problem.
The court would have ruled differently in your example of the security cameras, but because the cameras were taping *everyone*, whereas the GPS would only be tracking *the defendant*. It's a matter of "plain sight".
From the perspective of your argument, I agree with you.
However, I wouldn't make it a death penalty case simply because I wouldn't make *any* case a death penalty case. Until you can guarantee that no person will *ever* be subjected to a punishment which is irreversible, *no one* should be subjected to it.
If a police officer gets his evidence thrown out in court due to improper actions on his part, and it gets thrown out *repeatedly*, I'm fairly certain he will be fired. Because he's of no value to the department.
The police didn't obtain a warrant, the prosecutor didn't have a problem presenting that evidence at trial and the judge allowed it into evidence. I'm assuming defense counsel opposed it.
Which is what gave him grounds for an appeal. All three were wrong.
Sure, he explained it. But he also screwed up certain canon that *couldn't* be explained by Nero's time traveling. He also added stuff that plain didn't make sense. Delta Vega being within sight of Vulcan? Please. Uhura being of a similar age to Kirk? Please. An Academy non-graduate being made Captain? Please.
Anyway, where's all the optimism of the original Trek? Seems to be completely missing.
Many of us loyal fans are royally pissed off with how J.J. Abrams wiped his ass with Star Trek canon in this movie.
I was willing to give him lots of benefit of doubt, but now, having seen the movie, I believe that he fucked it up good. He fucked up everything he *could have* fucked up.
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I'm not sending encrypted traffic... I'm sending meaningless random gobbledygook. How will they tell the difference?
If it's a CD containing pictures of Sarkozy's wife naked, I doubt there's anything he could do to stop people from copying it.
MSBDSM?
I'm not sure this would necessarily qualify as "unreasonable search and seizure". That was a protection designed to keep officials from searching your person (or your property) and pocketing your property without just cause. Would the court have ruled differently if the car were monitored by a series of surveillance cameras (assuming enough were in place to track the movements)?
Getting a warrant ensures that the search and seizure isn't unreasonable. That's the whole purpose of a warrant. If the officers had gotten a warrant to place the GPS device on the suspects car, it wouldn't have been a problem.
The court would have ruled differently in your example of the security cameras, but because the cameras were taping *everyone*, whereas the GPS would only be tracking *the defendant*. It's a matter of "plain sight".
From the perspective of your argument, I agree with you.
However, I wouldn't make it a death penalty case simply because I wouldn't make *any* case a death penalty case. Until you can guarantee that no person will *ever* be subjected to a punishment which is irreversible, *no one* should be subjected to it.
If a police officer gets his evidence thrown out in court due to improper actions on his part, and it gets thrown out *repeatedly*, I'm fairly certain he will be fired. Because he's of no value to the department.
The police didn't obtain a warrant, the prosecutor didn't have a problem presenting that evidence at trial and the judge allowed it into evidence. I'm assuming defense counsel opposed it.
Which is what gave him grounds for an appeal. All three were wrong.
Yep, no wonder every city run by liberals is a shithole, and our country is increasingly becoming one.
Citation please.
Government financing rarely resembles a mortgage.
Watts are a measure of POWER, not ENERGY. Watts/train is a meaningless unit. Watts indicate CONTINUOUS CONSUMPTION, or at least AVERAGE CONSUMPTION.
They really should have an express stop in Maricopa to allow easy transfer to Amtrak.
It's exactly the opposite a lot of the time. Often, private citizens can do something for which a cop would require a warrant.
A PI isn't a representative of the State. A police officer *is*.
Now that it's fallen, can they finish I-93?
On Slashdot, we aren't allowed to be pissed off because that's flamebait. We must be happy about everything that happens. Ever.
My email habits change very frequently. Where do I fit in?
Bold, but optimistic. This movie is a generic action movie that has had a "Star Trek" label slapped on it.
"Wagon train to the stars" no longer.
Sure, he explained it. But he also screwed up certain canon that *couldn't* be explained by Nero's time traveling. He also added stuff that plain didn't make sense. Delta Vega being within sight of Vulcan? Please. Uhura being of a similar age to Kirk? Please. An Academy non-graduate being made Captain? Please.
Anyway, where's all the optimism of the original Trek? Seems to be completely missing.
Which means it's no longer Star Trek.
Many of us loyal fans are royally pissed off with how J.J. Abrams wiped his ass with Star Trek canon in this movie.
I was willing to give him lots of benefit of doubt, but now, having seen the movie, I believe that he fucked it up good. He fucked up everything he *could have* fucked up.
That's not an antenna he's describing. It's a length of co-ax cable.
200Mbps IS comparable to 1Gbps. The comparison reads:
200Mbps < 1Gbps
I think the grandparent post is confusing mi^2 and km^2.
believe the C*Os at Comcast have their pockets wide open to certain Federal and/or State officials (that have a say in breaking up such monopolies).
It's a happy occurrence that "C*O" can be satisfied by "CULO".
Mod parent up. People have a tendency to play too fast-and-loose with their units.