Comments on: Government Surveillance Targets License Plates http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/ Where experience, logic and ideas trump political correctness and the status quo every time Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:28:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jay6 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-2/#comment-4374 Jay6 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:09:20 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-4374 Shoot criminals, shoot illegals, shoot liberals...problems not solved but well on their way to being there! It's a start! Shoot criminals, shoot illegals, shoot liberals…problems not solved but well on their way to being there! It’s a start!

]]> By: Raul http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-2/#comment-4188 Raul Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:18:55 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-4188 How are they going to track all those homemade 'Tag Applied For" plates? What a joke. Do those drivers expect us to think the Tag Office sent them back home and told them to come back later? Nothing screams out louder saying here I am, pull me over! How are they going to track all those homemade ‘Tag Applied For” plates? What a joke. Do those drivers expect us to think the Tag Office sent them back home and told them to come back later? Nothing screams out louder saying here I am, pull me over!

]]> By: Jimbo http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-2/#comment-4063 Jimbo Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:32:55 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-4063 Mark K, you're full of lies. There's never been any scientific link to the surveilance systems the UK uses and a drop in crime. Even better, the UK statistics provided by the Home Office are questionable at best and there have been polls indicating that there is a distinct lack of trust in the police and their statistics. Further, OUR crime has been in general decline in EVERY capacity (If you trust OUR stats, which are frankly a lot less fluffily made than the UK's) since the mid 90's WITHOUT this technology pervading our police agencies.. so WHY BUY IT? You also fail to mention the UK's awesome habit of losing the information they collect.. usually in the mail, usually on some form of unencrypted media. The last thing I want is to be more like that disaster of a nation. Mark K, you’re full of lies. There’s never been any scientific link to the surveilance systems the UK uses and a drop in crime. Even better, the UK statistics provided by the Home Office are questionable at best and there have been polls indicating that there is a distinct lack of trust in the police and their statistics. Further, OUR crime has been in general decline in EVERY capacity (If you trust OUR stats, which are frankly a lot less fluffily made than the UK’s) since the mid 90’s WITHOUT this technology pervading our police agencies.. so WHY BUY IT? You also fail to mention the UK’s awesome habit of losing the information they collect.. usually in the mail, usually on some form of unencrypted media. The last thing I want is to be more like that disaster of a nation.

]]> By: Coach http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-4038 Coach Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:43:09 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-4038 The Supreme Court should take on this issue and ban any practice such as this. These type activities are clear violations of the 4th amendment. The Supreme Court should take on this issue and ban any practice such as this. These type activities are clear violations of the 4th amendment.

]]> By: TechLover http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-3955 TechLover Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:02:06 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-3955 Didn't Bob vote for The Patriot Act? raptured:Nice to know you follow a belief that didn't exist in the Christian Church until the 1800's with the rantings of John Nelson Darby. Didn’t Bob vote for The Patriot Act? raptured:Nice to know you follow a belief that didn’t exist in the Christian Church until the 1800’s with the rantings of John Nelson Darby.

]]> By: Sam http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 Sam Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:37:34 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-3949 Lets get right to it. We need RF devices implanted underneath our skin to track our movements. If were not doing anything "wrong", we have nothing to worry about. The authorities know what's best, that's why they're the authorities. I relinquish my autonomy in return for safety. I realize my need for this oversight because I can't save myself from myself or others. And I'm very scared and twitchy. Lets get right to it. We need RF devices implanted underneath our skin to track our movements. If were not doing anything “wrong”, we have nothing to worry about. The authorities know what’s best, that’s why they’re the authorities. I relinquish my autonomy in return for safety. I realize my need for this oversight because I can’t save myself from myself or others. And I’m very scared and twitchy.

]]> By: Raptured http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 Raptured Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:33:02 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-3947 The Anti-Christ will find this a very useful tool for tracking all you people who have been left behind. The Anti-Christ will find this a very useful tool for tracking all you people who have been left behind.

]]> By: Eric http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-3942 Eric Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:12:48 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-3942 Thanks for your incite once again, Mr. Barr. Like you, I'm so sick of our government's use of technology for our "safety." I'm not afraid of very much, especially going out into public. So why has this program not been shared with the public for review in advance? Why aren't the citizens asked what they want with regard to security vs. privacy invasion? I"m sick of our freedoms vanishing daily! Thanks for your incite once again, Mr. Barr. Like you, I’m so sick of our government’s use of technology for our “safety.” I’m not afraid of very much, especially going out into public. So why has this program not been shared with the public for review in advance? Why aren’t the citizens asked what they want with regard to security vs. privacy invasion? I”m sick of our freedoms vanishing daily!

]]> By: jb http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-3941 jb Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:24:10 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-3941 Mark-- You are happy to give away your freedom? To whatever degree? I would rather the bad guys steal my stuff than to let government decide how I should respond. They (government) screw it up EVERY time. But then again, I am used to thinking for myself. Sorry, Dude, if you are not :-) Mark–

You are happy to give away your freedom?

To whatever degree? I would rather the bad guys steal my stuff than to let government decide how I should respond. They (government) screw it up EVERY time.

But then again, I am used to thinking for myself. Sorry, Dude, if you are not :-)

]]> By: Mark K http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/2009/08/14/government-surveillance-targets-license-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-3935 Mark K Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:01:19 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/bob-barr-blog/?p=471#comment-3935 These systems have been in place in the UK for over 10 years. During that time, crime rates have dropped significantly. In the USA, I have read numerous stories like this one - the "loss of privacy". The unfortunate part is that there are never any stories of the good things these systems do - there have been several Amber Alert recoveries using Plate readers, numerous murder and rape investigations solved and countless stolen vehicles recovered... many times with the thief still in the vehicle. I for one, do not want my right to privacy violated but I am happy to give a little to have these types of crimes resolved. These systems have been in place in the UK for over 10 years. During that time, crime rates have dropped significantly. In the USA, I have read numerous stories like this one – the “loss of privacy”. The unfortunate part is that there are never any stories of the good things these systems do – there have been several Amber Alert recoveries using Plate readers, numerous murder and rape investigations solved and countless stolen vehicles recovered… many times with the thief still in the vehicle. I for one, do not want my right to privacy violated but I am happy to give a little to have these types of crimes resolved.

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