Re: Wireless: Cracking down on crime in a cellular era

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Fergie wrote:

> This sets a rather disturbing precedent...

Why is this more disturbing that any other police appeal to the public for 
information about a crime? 
 
> Chris Oakes writes in The International Herald Tribune:
>
> [snip]
>
> When soccer fans rioted in Rotterdam last April - this time targeting
> the police, not just rival fans - they might have expected a fierce
> chase. There was no way to foresee, however, the unique wireless wrinkle
> used in the pursuit by prosecutors determined to round up as many of the
> offenders as possible.
>
> After the initial phase of the investigation left many of more than 200
> suspects on the loose, the Dutch authorities turned to a kind of
> cellular door-to-door search - mass text messaging in search of criminal
> information.
>
> The cellular-era tactic has appeared in a growing number of cities since early last year, as the police seek to turn 
> cellphones into direct lines to potential witnesses.
>
> "We were really determined to arrest everybody involved," said Jeichien Degraaff, spokeswoman for the Rotterdam 
> public prosecutor's office.
>
> [snip]
>
> http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/30/business/wireless31.php
>
> - ferg
>
>
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