Harmor
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Source: http://waronyou.com/topics/court-allows … -with-gps/

Stephen C. Webster wrote:

Published: May 9, 2009 Raw Story

A Wisconsin appeals court ruled Thursday that police were within their constitutional authority when they placed a GPS tracking device on a vehicle belonging to a man accused of stalking.

The decision was rendered following the denial of an appeal by Michael Sveum, who was convicted of aggravated stalking. Sveum petitioned the court to overturn his conviction, but the court ruled that police — who had obtained a warrant to track Sveum’s vehicle — did not in fact need a warrant so long as the device was on the outside of the vehicle.

“The State responds that no Fourth Amendment search or seizure occurs when police attach a GPS device to the outside of a vehicle when it is in a place accessible to the public and then use the device to track the vehicle while it is in public view,” wrote the judges. “We agree with the state.”
Hmm...so I guess you need to do a walk around your vehicle and if you have a GPS device in plain view before stalking someone?
AussieReaper
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who had obtained a warrant to track
Case dismissed.

And if they aren't going to use GPS they can just use the old fashioned tail gate method. Or these days googlemaps.
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Macbeth
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Going to have to agree with the judge on this one.
Hurricane2k9
Pendulous Sweaty Balls
+1,538|6109|College Park, MD
maybe you shouldn't be a stalker and then it won't be a problem

besides, there are better ways to stalk. facebook stalking can't be tracked by GPS
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AussieReaper
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

maybe you shouldn't be a stalker and then it won't be a problem

besides, there are better ways to stalk. facebook stalking can't be tracked by GPS
Can be tracked by IP though.
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DrunkFace
Germans did 911
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Hurricane2k9 wrote:

besides, there are better ways to stalk. facebook stalking can't be tracked by GPS
You can't rape people through the internet either.
Stubbee
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DrunkFace wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

besides, there are better ways to stalk. facebook stalking can't be tracked by GPS
You can't rape people through the internet either.
no but you can harass them until they suicide.
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DrunkFace
Germans did 911
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Stubbee wrote:

DrunkFace wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

besides, there are better ways to stalk. facebook stalking can't be tracked by GPS
You can't rape people through the internet either.
no but you can harass them until they suicide.
Yeh.... no.

Anyway rape is the only perk in a stalkers life style.
mcgid1
Meh...
+129|7124|Austin, TX/San Antonio, TX
Well, they did have a warrant so there's not really anything to argue about.  I'm not too thrilled to see that the judge said they didn't need a warrant to do it though, but the fourth amendment doesn't really go into satellite tracking devices so the judge might be correct.
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6945|Long Island, New York
Isn't this the same as having an ankle bracelet for house arrest essentially?
BVC
Member
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What is the legal definition of "outside of the vehicle"?  Could hiding it under the bumper be considered such?  Its accessible to the public, sure you have to bend down but its still accessible.

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