Cory Doctorow reports via Boing Boing
Ross Compton, a 59-year-old homeowner in Middletown, Ohio called 911 in September 2016 to say that his house was on fire; there were many irregularities to the blaze that investigators found suspicious, such as contradictory statements from Compton and the way that the fire had started.
In the ensuing investigation, the police secured a warrant for the logs from his pacemaker, specifically, "Compton's heart rate, pacer demand, and cardiac rhythms before, during, and after the fire".
[...] The data from the pacemaker didn't correspond with Compton's version of what happened.
[...] [The cops] subsequently filed charges of felony aggravated arson and insurance fraud.
Cory links to coverage by Network World.
(Score: 2) by Jesus_666 on Saturday February 04 2017, @02:01PM
In practice, though, I'd say that the main reason for choosing remote bombs over remote gas canisters is that with the remote bomb the rugged protagonist gets to make a pithy remark just before pushing the button that causes a highly telegenic fireball to erupt from the target room's windows. Gas is usually not administered by means of gimmicky robot but would more likely be released into a conveniently accessible air vent from which it would then spread to incapacitate exactly all hostile people in the building exactly long enough for the quirky team of specialists to carry out a crucial part of their clever plan.
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Saturday February 04 2017, @06:04PM
It wasn't an entirely theoretical question : http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/8/12129348/dallas-shooting-bomb-robot [theverge.com]
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.