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The Age of ‘Pre-Crime’ has Arrived

posted by martyb on Wednesday December 02 2015, @05:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the you're-kidding,-right? dept.

AndyTheAbsurd writes:

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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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Cognizant on Wednesday December 02 2015, @06:55PM

    by Cognizant (3932) on Wednesday December 02 2015, @06:55PM (#270838)

    Need to make up some fake plates for officials in the state and see if they keep the program going after the mayors and such get those letters.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 02 2015, @07:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 02 2015, @07:15PM (#270854)

    > Need to make up some fake plates for officials in the state and see if they keep the program going after the mayors and such get those letters.

    Easy-peasy. Just get the right font and print it on a piece of paper. Those cameras can't tell the difference between a real plate and the cheapest facsimile. Vehicle registration records are usually public information too. Or at least public enough that the state will sell a copy of the database to anyone with a couple of thousand dollars so any of the data brokers should let you look it up in their copy for a couple of bucks.

  • (Score: 2) by isostatic on Wednesday December 02 2015, @09:05PM

    by isostatic (365) on Wednesday December 02 2015, @09:05PM (#270920) Journal

    Mayors and stuff are probably stopping there anyway. They'll no doubt have a list of "do-not-mail" plates.

    Add in your local fox news and talk radio reporters to get them riled up.