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Comment Re:War of government against people? (Score 2) 875

Hell, if I was getting discounts like that I might buy an armored vehicle also.

If you live in Indiana, maybe you already have. It's taxpayer money buying these things, after all, and buying them for the second time. We already paid for the damned things once, when they were built and sent off to Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Chicago Robber Caught By Facial Recognition Sentenced To 22 Years 143

mpicpp (3454017) writes with this excerpt from Ars: "The first man to be arrested in Chicago based on facial recognition analysis was sentenced last week to 22 years in prison for armed robbery. ... In February 2013, Pierre Martin robbed a man at gunpoint while on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train. After taking the man's phone, Martin jumped off the train. However, his image was captured by CTA surveillance cameras and was then compared to the Chicago Police Department's database of 4.5 million criminal booking images. Martin, who already had priors, had a mugshot in the database. He was later positively identified by witnesses. At trial, Martin also admitted to committing a similar robbery also on the Pink Line in January 2013—his face was captured during both robberies."

Comment Re:Feed Starving Children (Score 1) 38

You simply cannot teach and explain to people to stop hitting that booty when the kids you already have are starving.

If they'd actually hit the booty, it wouldn't be a problem. Maybe that's how the education should work, we just need new catch phrases. "Put it in her ass and save your cash," or something.

Comment Let them legislate all they want (Score 5, Insightful) 584

However, the argument for others goes that if stores begin selling smart guns, then legislators will draft laws requiring the technology.

Let them pass the laws. A few days later, when headlines erupt about stolen "smart" guns being used in murders, or some cop getting killed because his "smart" gun wouldn't fire, the laws will go away soon enough.

Comment Re:Legally questionable, doomed to fail! (Score 1) 427

And finally, I just need to locat the bidder, go there with my car first and wait for the parking fee(s) to expire.

How do parking meters work where you live? Around here, if I pay for an hour's worth of parking and leave 15 minutes later, there are still 45 minutes left on the meter for the next person who gets the spot, and they can immediately add more money if they intend to stay longer. The same holds true for a parking garage or even an honor lot (where you stuff the money into a box corresponding to your parking space number). Nobody has to wait for "my" hour to expire before they can use the spot.

Comment Re:Severla months ago... (Score 1) 202

RTFA. The guy had no gun in the car (he'd left it locked up in FL), but the MD cops knew he had a CCW permit even though he was a FL resident . . . how is that possible?

States sharing this information is nothing new. If you get pulled over and have an outstanding warrant from most any other state, the cops will know about that, too.

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