You must sign a waiver/consent form that gives law enforcement officers permission to stop the vehicle between the hours of 1:00am and 5:00am. The waiver states you will not hold the police agency or its officers liable for any reasonable actions that result from the vehicle being stopped, and that you will remove the decal when you sell or transfer the vehicle. [More]The question is not how stupid the "Only Ones" think the citizens in their jurisdiction are. The question is, how stupid are they?
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This is pretty stupid no matter how you slice the pie. Why would I as a lawful citizen want the police to pull me over because I have a sticker on my car. When there very well could be real criminals in the act of putting someone's life or well being in danger. Why would any decent citizen want to have cops waste time on them when during that wasted time it cost someone their lives. You can't make this stuff up. The more time giving to these idiot parasites the deep the hole they dig gets.
ReplyDeleteBWWAAAHAHAHAHA!!
ReplyDeleteThis can't be serious, can it?
Are we on Candid Camera?
Where's Alan Funt?
Bob
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Tucson, AZ has been doing this for some time (I notice decals of this nature on some vehicles here in Texas as well).
ReplyDeleteI was horrified to find out my mother was going to put one on her car a few years ago. I asked her why? Her response: "So if my car gets stolen the Police will get it back."
I asked her what would happen instead if she had had a glass or two of wine or champaign with friends and was driving home and was pulled over. She didn't put the sticker on her car.
People don't think things through. They look at the stated reasoning for something, and if it jives on a first glance, they run and do it.
As I told some folks in a community meeting recently - don't think about a proposed law or regulation at its face value, think of all the ways it can be abused or used for a purpose other than its intent. Then, and only then, will you see how it will really be used.
WTF...This is as dumb as the DC program of voluntary house searches.
ReplyDeleteSame deal was and may still be active in Houston area, never did know how many nitwits ever signed on to it...
ReplyDeleteLojack folks. It's a fairly reasonable one-time expense, has an impressive track record for recovering stolen vehicles, doesn't waste either your time or that of your local LEO by creating needless false positives, and does not damage the fabric of your civil liberties. I'm not certain, but it may also help lower your car insurance bills.
ReplyDeleteHow hard is this to figure out?
Lojack?
ReplyDeleteUmmm, a couple of questions -
1. Does this system involve a third party in the tracking process?
2.If so, how secure is the tracking info from your vehicle against a search warrant wielded by your friendly local DA or police force?
I am not sure I want to be complicit in providing the capability to gather information about my vehicle movements to the police.
I cain't figure out why someone would steal a 7yr old KIA(which is Korean for piece of shit) with 93,000 miles on it, but if I could get the cops to follow me around in the middle of the night, when no one else is around, on some lonesome road..........
ReplyDeleteFlorida is worse. You can voluntarily permit that your vehicle can be stopped for any reason, at any time. People who have volunteered for this program have State of Florida vehicle tags that start with the letter "X".
ReplyDeleteMight as well put a grease paint "L" on their foreheads, too.