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.
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