Ohio highway cops scan license plates [priv]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Subject: Ohio Highway Patrol Scans License Plates
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:16:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joshua Bentham <jb () sydney bitbuckets com>
To: declan () well com


Declan,

Thought this would be of interest to the list:

http://www.nbc4columbus.com/news/3396314/detail.html

"The Ohio State Highway Patrol will use two scanners on turnpike gates and
two scanners in patrol cars for four months. The system recognizes license
plates registered with a national crime database that tracks stolen cars
and serious crimes...
...The patrol will report to lawmakers by year's end and won't implement
the system or expand it without approval by the Controlling Board or the
Legislature, said patrol spokesman Capt. John Born."

--Josh

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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."


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