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Originally posted by techweenie
Generally 'fishing net' tactics (like a cop standing beside the road with radar continuously operating) have been considered inconsistent with US law
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FYI, any of us with a radar detector can tell you this happens routinely. Not that I mind -- makes the bugger's easier to spot.
I'm not sure I understand the illegality of it, though, seriously. If my policy is to search every bag that comes into my building, that's legal. If my policy is to conduct urinalysis for every individual that's been absent without leave for more than 24hrs, that's legal. Road blocks, while contested and inefficient, have been upheld in courts because they do not single out any particular person. I'm not sure I understand why sitting by the side of the road with a radar gun running, or monitoring faces with a camera in a public place would be illegal.
