Love this story. It is perhaps one of the most ingenious methods of bringing back good old fashioned police work to the seen.
How many times have you been frustrated by the moron driving in front of you, swerving, going slow, braking suddenly, all because they were talking on their cell? How many times have you been that person? Be honest.
In the US, most states have banned the use of cellphones while driving, and texting while driving, but how to collar the crook who is talking on their cell without a hands free device? Sure, they are easy to spot, but as a policeman/woman will tell you, they are looking for so many things while sitting in their car that they are liable to miss a caller here and there. Or even worse, what of the states where the cell use is not a primary offense? This leads police to pull over a commuter for something as simple as their license plate bieng covered by the plate holder the dealership sends you home with, or perhaps because you have alittle pine forest dangling from your rear-view mirror obstructing your vision ever so slightly.
Now he can nab you for the cell use as well, but this takes more time for him to write and longer in the courts as they tend to throw out the PRIMARY in this case and charge you with the secondary cell phone usage.
So how can the force better use some agents of the law? In Canada, they have resorted to using police dressed like vagrants, homeless to visually get a nab on the digital commuter. These constables stand on the side of the road, appearing as though they are begging for money, but really they are out there watching for the unfortunate cell user. Standing there in all their tattered clothing, they are holding a sign stating their intentions, telling the people their name and that if they are talking on a cell phone they are about to get a ticket. This is the greatest means of police work I have seen in a while.
Just an old Soldier Ranting.
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