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Bold new plan for police pursuits:
Constable Peter McAulay, 24, was hit early [on the morning of Sept. 27] after setting up road spikes to try and stop two teenagers in an allegedly stolen vehicle. A 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl have been charged with attempted murder after Constable McAulay was rushed to Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious head injuries and broken bones and fractures.
After the horrific crash, Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers is calling for remote vehicle immobilisers to become mandatory in new cars.
"I started in 2012. I have written to three successive prime ministers but it is now time for action, bipartisan support. With remote engine immobilisers there will never be a need for a police pursuit," Mr Leavers told Today. "The primary situation is to protect lives and property. It can improve safety. It is a great thing. It is a no-brainer. We need to change the Australian design regulation. Within five to 10 years there will never be another police pursuit. We will be able to disable any stolen car at any point in time and ensure safety. It is commonsense."
The proposed engine immobilisers wouldn't just be able to stop a car in its tracks, police would also be able to track vehicles through GPS.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Spook brat on Thursday October 04 2018, @12:09PM (1 child)
<sarcasm>Nah, neck-worn is old-school, [wikipedia.org] we need to focus on the next thing coming. [theonion.com] The future is in brain implants, and there's already a reference implementation. [wikipedia.org] Mandatory implantation at birth will shortly lead to universal adoption. It will pacify any uncooperative subject immediately upon activation. Can be triggered remotely, and has an option for autonomous monitoring and punishment for thoughtcrime! Direct brain stimulation is also available for promoting/rewarding appropriate behaviors.
The police force's job will be so much easier once the implant program is fully adopted, I can't imagine anyone objecting to it.</sarcasm>
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @04:36AM
We laugh and cry but in a few years this will be the bleak reality. But I think it will be more like Brave new world than Nineteen eighty four in that it probably won't be the government chip but the facebook chip, voluntarily installed at target's request and expense. And the mindless masses will accept it gladly, much like smartphones today, without slightest shred of second thought or indeed fear. And it will be a very complicated thing and do much more than zap us when we talk about the president's scandals. Likely it will alter our behavior only slightly but all the times, certainly at the beginning. Government access will merely be added to the current lawful interception [wikipedia.org] statutes for the usual reasons.