Parolee's crime wave foiled by GPS anklet

For most of us level-headed citizens, we'd probably straighten up our act if a GPS bracelet was strapped onto us by the boys in blue, but for a certain Southern California parolee, his skewed judgment recently got the best of him. Just months after a pilot program was instituted to hopefully deter ex-gang members from committing more crimes, police were able to easily track down and apprehend a 37-year old who was eventually arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and parole violations. San Bernardino police Lt. Scott Paterson was quoted as saying that "you'd think somebody with a bracelet wouldn't do anything," but apparently, there's more than a few individuals who just don't mind learning life's toughest lessons the hard way.

[Via The Raw Feed]

[strider_mt2k @ Jul 30th 2007 1:01AM]

Man that's dumb.

[strider_mt2k @ Jul 30th 2007 1:01AM]

The mind boggles.

[Bernie Smith @ Jul 30th 2007 1:40AM]

Instead of posturing for the press, perhaps the members of this particular police dept. should be more concerned that there may be a growing number of outlaws who simply don't give a shit. The fact is that a growing number of Americans are being branded with criminal records, and are never allowed to atone for their transgressions.
They can't get a job, rent an apartment, their credit has often suffered, and their prospects are bleak in an already weak job market. Are you really surprised that desperation may appear?

[david @ Jul 30th 2007 12:42PM]

True and sad. It's only exceptions are politicians and the super rich.

[Bernie Smith @ Jul 30th 2007 1:29PM]

I'm just wondering when the media is going to quit reporting mere misdemeanors committed by hair-brains. They're distracting us with this bullshit while our government commits major felonies for which they will never be held to account.

[Russ @ Jul 30th 2007 2:15AM]

gang members have killed people in prison a week from their release date - because they were told too.. if they aren't scared of getting caught in prison - they are just as unlikely to worry about a GPS anklet.

[DickHardknocks @ Jul 30th 2007 3:32AM]

How much of a second chance is an ex-con actualy gonna get?

...especially when your dealing in a job market where the straight arrows are constantly finding themselves out of work and unemployed...

The problem with America's criminal justice system is that it takes career criminals too lightly and isn't harsh enough on blue or white collar crime.

I think repeat narcotics dealers should be EXECUTED.

Ciolent Rapists and repeat rape offenders...EXECUTED.

Child killers, molesters and rapists ...EXECUTED.


To hell with this ankle bracelet bullshit.

And when I say executed, I'm not talking "I sat on death row for 4 years"... I'm talking about, "8PM tomorrow".

I'm sick and tired of these repeat offenders. That's the reason I legaly bought 3 guns. Anyone breaks in my house, they are leaving here in a BOX.

Anyone so much as touches a female of my family is leaving here in a BOX.

I DO NOT DIAL 911.

[Shaun Sanders @ Jul 30th 2007 3:46AM]

You are one of the most ignorant people I've seen on this site.

It saddens me that you believe the legal system is 100% accurate, or at least. accurate enough to support death in so many cases.

I can only hope you are never falsely accused of any crimes... yet if you are, I can only hope you hold true to your beliefs of punishment.

["Bob" @ Jul 30th 2007 4:28AM]

I tend to agree with the person above me. I also couldn't help but notice you didn't list any white-collar crimes...

Insider trading: EXECUTED

Corporate Espionage: EXECUTED

Failing to obey an NDA: EXECUTED

just seems silly to me, when put like that.

[Eric @ Jul 30th 2007 9:22AM]

Let me guess... Texas?

[david @ Jul 30th 2007 12:44PM]

Your a moron.

[DickHardknocks @ Jul 30th 2007 3:33AM]

are you STUPID or ....oh wait... YOU'RE STUPID.

[John @ Jul 30th 2007 6:00AM]

Are you sure you're a gadget nerd? Seriously, you sound like you're coming out of Hick-ville or some other place of close-minded, nonsensical logic.

[francoiswiid @ Jul 30th 2007 7:41AM]

Hard Dick isn't saying that a thief should be executed...

In South Africa we had 18,793 murders, 55,114 rapes, over 500,000 assaults, over 5,000 kidnappings, 12,434 carjackings, over 250,000 burglaries, and over 80,000 vehicle thefts (recorded) between April 2004 and March 2005 and it's a lot worst now.
From 47.4-million South Africans, compared to USA (890 million peeps)

Why?
Because we don't execute anybody... We can't even keep them in our jails! Criminals that rapes dozens of women and kills for fun is 'kept' in jail and is escaping every day. One guy chainsawed his dog's head off alive for eating his bird: R10,000 fine... Mmmm
So the reason SA's crime is out of control is because the criminals don't mind staying in jail for 2 weeks and buying their freedom with 2 six-packs Castle Lager. The Government even let loose the 'lower level criminals' to accommodate the 170% overcrowded jails. The death penalty is justice for murderers & rapists.

[SiLo @ Jul 30th 2007 8:43AM]

Isn't GPS kind of "sensitive" meaning that if it isn't pointing at the sky in some manner that you won't get a [reliable] signal?

I had the Passport 9500i radar detector with the GPS feature on it and if I even went under an underpass with it I would lose my "speed" reading because it couldn't update the GPS at that moment in time. Couldn't he have just covered his anklet in foil or something heavy and prevent GPS signal from being emitted/located?

I mean honestly.. even if I didn't know anything about GPS and such, I'd definitely think "oh man, I think they're after me" and ASSUME they are trying to track me. Ah well, I guess you can't expect criminals to be super smart ALL the time.