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Cops Put GPS Tracker on Man's Car, Charge Him With Theft for Removing It

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday November 21 2019, @12:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the again? dept.

"exec" writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Back in 2012, the US Supreme Court ruled that it's illegal for the police to attach a GPS tracking device to someone's car without a warrant. But what if you find a GPS tracking device on your car? Can you remove it?

A little more than a year ago, the state of Indiana charged a suspected drug dealer with theft for removing a government-owned GPS tracking device from his SUV. This month, the state's Supreme Court began considering the case, and some justices seemed skeptical of the government's argument.

"I'm really struggling with how is that theft," said Justice Steven David during recent oral arguments.

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by RS3 on Thursday November 21 2019, @02:23AM (4 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Thursday November 21 2019, @02:23AM (#922797)

    It smells of entrapment, but that said, I know someone who was entrapped a year ago and things did not go well for the poor lad. I feel like I'm overstating the obvious, but it seems the cops have no rules.

    One of my questions, and maybe I missed it in the article: does the device have identifying information on it?

    If I found a random unmarked thing up under my vehicle, I'd likely take it apart, or see if it can be microwaved.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 21 2019, @05:41AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 21 2019, @05:41AM (#922873)

    If the device had any visible identification the judges wouldn't be taking his claim seriously that he didn't know what it was or where it came from.

    • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Thursday November 21 2019, @06:03AM

      by RS3 (6367) on Thursday November 21 2019, @06:03AM (#922878)

      Of course.

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Bot on Thursday November 21 2019, @10:59AM (1 child)

      by Bot (3902) on Thursday November 21 2019, @10:59AM (#922937) Journal

      so all I have to do to stalk someone is to put a sticker 'police thingy do not remove' next to a gps... interesting...

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      • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Thursday November 21 2019, @02:27PM

        by RS3 (6367) on Thursday November 21 2019, @02:27PM (#922977)

        In the United Police States of America.