Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
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Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#2Or, they can do like they do in Arkansas and PIT the car at 130 mph.
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#3Its a good idea. I'm surprised there aren't trackers on all cars already, like a 21st century license plate. I thought toll passes would do this, but looking at the size of the sensors over interstates it isn't so easy.
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#4Or use the grappler
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#5So long as there are safeguards to ensure this doesn't end up with police just tagging whoever they want in any situation, this is great.
Example safeguards could be:
* Legal rules allowing evidence collected as a result of inappropriate use to be thrown out,
* Transparency reports on use of the devices,
* Requiring authorization from higher ups (with at least an audio paper trail), and/or
* The devices being highly visible.
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#6vehicle-mounted launchers that fire foam projectiles with a heat-activated sticky glue at fleeing vehicles in a car chase. The projectiles have wireless GPS tracking systems built into them, which allow police to track the car's whereabouts. The launchers and darts are made by StarChase, who also leases out handheld units to the NYPD, among other departments. The idea is to eliminate car chases, which are dangerous and often put the public at risk.
https://www.starchase.com/products/vehicle-mounted-gps-launc...
StarChase technology has been reviewed and approved by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#7Or use the grappler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_mRRJHUZrc
It's effective but it's too big to be deployed on every vehicle all the time and requires some finesse to use.
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#8Or use the grappler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_mRRJHUZrc
It's effective but it's too big to be deployed on every vehicle all the time and requires some finesse to use.
It's synergistic with PIT/TVI. If the car doesn't swerve to avoid it, PIT. If the driver keeps his car directly in front of the police car, grapple.
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#9Its a good idea. I'm surprised there aren't trackers on all cars already, like a 21st century license plate. I thought toll passes would do this, but looking at the size of the sensors over interstates it isn't so easy.
I work in the public safety domain. You don’t even need a tracker on vehicles. There are several camera startups in this space, such as Flock Safety, which can scan for plates and particular vehicle descriptions and alert law enforcement. These devices are more common than you’d think. Agencies can also enter data sharing agreements. I work on the consuming end of data from systems like this.
[1]https://www.flocksafety.com/
[2]https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/02/27/flock...
Re: Police are tagging fleeing cars with GPS darts to avoid dangerous pursuits
#10So long as there are safeguards to ensure this doesn't end up with police just tagging whoever they want in any situation, this is great. Example safeguards could be: * Legal rules allowing evidence collected as a result of inappropriate use to be thrown out, * Transparency reports on use of the devices, * Requiring authorization from higher ups (with at least an audio paper trail), and/or * The devices being highly…
You'd also need protections against parallel construction.