Tempers Flare as DNR Stalls on Providing Warrants for GPS Trackers
http://mobile.wboc.com/?targetURL=ht...gation-meeting
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Sure sounds like DNR is covering something up
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I understand the personal freedom thing and all...I would not want the police to "bug" my car...
However, if it were used for "business" purposes only, there is a place that I could understand, especially in light of recent events... I dont like the stealth way they go about it, but if it was a "regualtion" I dont see the issue. If they are not doing anything wrong, while using their boats for "work" why is it a big deal ? |
This is the whole thing in a nutshell.
"Probable cause needs to be established in order to obtain a search warrant. Probable cause statements and warrants are public records after they are returned to the court. Delegates also asked Griffin times to produce the probable cause statements for the warrants his department obtained, but as with the warrants, he has refused to show them. " |
Scott Todd should run the names of convicted poachers through the Md court system search.
He'll find more then a few who have convictions for drug use and thief. Got to question why any one would be against a simple GPS tracker if they are not doing any thing wrong. Also have to question who is buying the stolen fish / oysters from poachers. The more DNR can do to stop poaching - more fish / oysters there will be for everyone. The more poachers steal - less there is for everyone. |
Why not put speed recorders on personal vehicles that transmit speed data to the state police so they can mail you a ticket everytime you break the speed limit?
Who would oppose such a thing since it's in the public's best interest? And if you're not doing anything wrong, then what do you have to worry about? If the conditions of obtaining a commercial fishing license included the random tracking of boats, that might be different. MIGHT be...I don't know enough about the red tape those guys deal with really. And the fact that the LAW REQUIRES a judge to sign off on the probable cause warrant, and may have been circumvented worries me greatly. I don't want ANY law enforcement entity having carte blanche to violate the law, or our constitutional and civil rights. I don't care what the goal is; to me the means will never justify the ends. How about we track charter boat captains too? Surely there's some kind of law enforcement issues or enviromental impact data that can be harvested from this. I mean....what charter captain would ever use his boat for personal pleasure fishing, or a family cruise right? I'm all for stopping poaching using EVERY LEGAL MEANS POSSIBLE, with the emphasis on LEGAL. Don't like the laws? Lobby your elected representatives in the general assembly to change them. Anyway, I'm curious if this is just some political hardball being played, or whether some laws were actually broken. I won't condemn the DNR yet, but I'll be watching closely. |
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Supreme Court Reaffirms that Attaching GPS Trackers w/o Warrant is Illegal
http://www.phoebuslaw.com/blog/landm...ithout-warrant
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BUT, there's two sides to every story, and the truth is usually somewhere in between. This article does confirm the Supreme Court ruling, but it also includes info carefully ignored by the piece written above: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...us-gps-ruling/ Quote:
It was a unanimous decision, even if many Justices had differing opinions on why it was illegal. So now some questions remain: Did the MD DNR have warrants allowing them to attach tracking devices to these peoples' boats? Regardless of the answer, how long will they stall before either providing the warrants or admitting they never got them? And will they, in typical MD government fashion simply ignore the ruling until some waterman has the money to challenge the government in court? |
Ah the political BS thread....Love it...
Now who is actually going fishing this week, nice weather ahead and its a hell of a lot more fun to talk about than politics ! ;) |
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But unfortunately protecting the natural resources has become a very divisive political issue, and the obligations of responsible and reasonable fishermen are to protect the resources as much as possible while enjoying them. Shame that some have to polarize the issues for financial or other personal gain. I'm not one to just complain ion an internet forum when something pushes sand in my mangina. All of my representatives, and the representatives in my former district know who I am and they've all heard from me plenty over the years. I save every letter and email from them and hold them responsible for their actions or inactions. I encourage everyone to do the same regardless of one's position or issue. And yes, I said, "mangina.":eek: |
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