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Police departments across the country are using an electronic camera system called the Mobile Plate Hunter to help locate stolen vehicles, cars used in crimes and the cars of drivers with suspe?nded or revoked licenses. The system uses two infrared cameras to scan license plates and, at a clip of 15 to 25 per second, determine if the plates match any in a police database.

More big brother police state activity. Being on public property is not a justification for monitoring every single activity possible. At this rate why don’t we just completely throw away the 4th Amendment and place video, audio and chemical sensors everywhere we can so that any possible crime is caught by pattern recognition software? Who needs probable cause? GPS and drug detectors in every car. Detectors to notify the police when you speed on the highway. Who needs personal responsibility and liberty when we have technology and a big brother nanny police state to watch over us and keep us safe?

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