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Los Angeles City Council is considering sending "Dear John" letters to the registrants of cars seen in an area of San Fernando described as having a "thriving street prostitution problem". The plan would use automated license plate readers to identify vehicles that stopped in the area. Council member Nury Martinez claims "If you aren't soliciting, you have no reason to worry about finding one of these letters in your mailbox. But if you are, these letters will discourage you from returning."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/12/01/the-age-of-pre-crime-has-arrived/
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Don't believe everything you hear or anything you say.
(Score: 3, Informative) by M. Baranczak on Wednesday December 02 2015, @06:18PM
The city council voted Wednesday to ask the City Attorney’s office to examine sending so-called “John Letters,”
This would open up the city to libel suits, and I'm sure the City Attorney realizes this. Politicians come up with stupid ideas all the time. Only a small percentage of those stupid ideas are executed. This won't be one of them.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday December 02 2015, @07:33PM
Man, would I ever love to read that response letter, though!
Hmm.....how do I word "Are you fucking retarded?" politely?
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @03:53AM
Hmm.....how do I word "Are you fucking retarded?" politely?
"Are you f-word r-word?"