Thursday, May 11, 2006
Tag - You're a Criminal / Wired Blog, 11 May 2006
"Police officers in hot pursuit of criminals will be able to shoot the fleeing vehicles with sticky GPS devices to make sure they don't lose the trail. The StarChase Pursuit Management System, will be tested later this year the Los Angeles Police Department and will be available to law enforcement next year. Tagging the bad guys makes sense as it reduces need for the police to stay just a few feet behind at high speeds. This should result in fewer accidents and higher arrest rates. I'd like something similar for civilians to be able to tag bad drivers. Many times I've had the urge to paintball the idiots who cut me off or drive recklessly. " [Snippet]