[Politech] Ohio highway cops scan license plates [priv]

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2004 - 10:44:14 PDT

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    Subject: Ohio Highway Patrol Scans License Plates
    Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:16:08 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Joshua Bentham <jb@private>
    To: declan@private
    
    
    Declan,
    
    Thought this would be of interest to the list:
    
    http://www.nbc4columbus.com/news/3396314/detail.html
    
    "The Ohio State Highway Patrol will use two scanners on turnpike gates and
    two scanners in patrol cars for four months. The system recognizes license
    plates registered with a national crime database that tracks stolen cars
    and serious crimes...
    ...The patrol will report to lawmakers by year's end and won't implement
    the system or expand it without approval by the Controlling Board or the
    Legislature, said patrol spokesman Capt. John Born."
    
    --Josh
    
    ----
    "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
    Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
    
    
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