ralphw@IUS3.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU (Ralph Hyre) (02/19/88)
Does 5th amendment protection apply in cases like this? It would seem that if your countermeasures are serious enough ('interfering with a police officer') to warrant a criminal suit rather than a civil one ('speeding'), then you might legitimately be able to take the 5th, and I'm suprised that no one has suggested spoofing the radar. I can understand the admirable restraint of the rec.ham-radio community, since proposing something that would violate FCC regs. Making the license plate 'invisible' to the camera is a neat hack. The original post didn't make clear whether the photo takes a picture of the front of the car or the back. In some states (PA & WVA), front plates are not required, and people tend to buy 'bumper-sticker' style plates for their cars. In PA, this is a popular one: Normal rear plate 'hack' front plate +-----------------------+ +-----------------------+ |You've got a friend in | |You've got a friend in | | | | | | XXX XXX | | JESUS | | | | | | T Pennsylvania | | Pennsylvania | +----------------------+- +----------------------+- Anyway, I recall a story about a guy with 'NONE' on a vanity plate, and he ended up with a lot of extra parking tickets. I see the same thing happening here, except with more amusing results. -- - Ralph W. Hyre, Jr. Internet: ralphw@ius2.cs.cmu.edu Phone:(412)268-{2847,3275} CMU-{BUGS,DARK} Amateur Packet Radio: N3FGW@W2XO, or c/o W3VC, CMU Radio Club, Pittsburgh, PA