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Secret GPS Tracking: Do you think police should be allowed to track you with GPS without a court order?

33.33% Yes
66.66% No

Comment: No i don't believe this right. People should know when they have a warrant and when they are been serviced for a warrant. from Pensacola, Florida by Jessica

Comment: HECK NO YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANY PERSONAL VIOLATION TO ONES PERSON! from PENSACOLA FL, by AARON

Comment: Police should for serious crimes such as armed and dangerous. limits and boundaries have to be made and kept so power is not abused. from Pensacola by Robert

Comment: Only if necessary. I'm not concerned. Neither should anyone else if they have nothing to hide. from DeFuniak Sp., FL by Cesare

Comment: That is invasion of privacy. And that is entrapment. If they suspect someone of committing a crime they should have evidence and then seek a warrant. from Summerdale Al by Holly

Comment: Anything to help our law enforcemnt officials fight crime. What better way than to know where the criminal is? Crime shouldn' be a game playing hide and seek. from Pace by Gene

Comment: With some of the shady officers, they would use it to thier own personal justice, not the law. from Atmore by Rhonda

Comment: No. Who do these agencies think they are, the Gestapo or the Waffen-SS? Are we not living in a free Democratic nation? It doesn't seem to be this way with these actions taking place. from Pensacola, FL by Steve

Comment: Absolutely not. The only time this might be excusable would be in a life threatening or Amber alert situation when a judge isn't immediately available. To bust a dope dealer, no way. This is America. from Milton, FL by Ira

Comment: Too often enough law enforcement is restrained as to what they can and cannot do while conducting investigations, effecting arrests and carrying out daily duties to protect society. The criminals BELIEVE they have zero restraints thus allowing them to prey on society however they please and do not take into consideration violating the rights of the victims. from Pensacola, FL by Anonymous

Comment: I can see both side my concern is that this gives officers too much power to waive peoples rights. They should have just tailed him and got evidence that way, there was no innimate danger so this crosses the line. Reasonable suspicsion does not apply if they are not caught with something. Maybe arrest him on what they had and do a plea bargan for the rest. from Navarre FL by Laurie

Comment: The police are not slapping these devices on random vehicles. Trackers are a useful tool in the investigation of wanted criminals. With the help of GPS trackers, sexual predators, murderers, and drug dealers have been located, arrested, and taken off our streets. Everybody wants to be kept safe from criminals and we look to the police for our protection. And yet, when law enforcement officers utilize technological advances like the GPS tracker to help locate the "bad guys" in situations where time is crucial (obtaining a court order on a moment's notice isn't always possible), people cry about privacy violations. The way I see it, if you aren't guilty, you have nothing to hide, and therefore you shouldn't feel threatened by this form of surveillance. from Pensacola, FL by ToniAnn

Comment: that just totally disregards our right to privacy. from pensacola,fl by mike

Comment: NO WAY!!! What is this? 1984 Big Brother is watching you. from Gulf Breeze FL by Jane

Comment: I think it is an invasion of one's privacy. If they (law enforcement) are going to resort to this method of building a case then a court order should be issued. Big Brother is really getting down to playing dirty with making a case. So, I disagree. Thank you, Florida Dave from Pensacola, Florida by David

Comment: What next??? from Navarre, FL by Susan

Comment: Too many corrupt police & politicians to trust them. Look at New Orleans, Okaloosa County. There are a lot of good police, but a few bad apples can ruin the bunch. from milton by tom

Comment: I think they should remember our "stand your ground" law if I see an ARMED individual sneaking around my front yard. Remember the 4th Amendment or pay the price. from Cantonment, Fl. by Jeff

Comment: Let's just pretend we still have a constitution. from Cantonment, FL by Carolyn

Comment: Of course as with anything in law enforcement, there are exigent circumstances. That said, it is still trampling upon our fifth amendment rights of 'self-incrimination', which should only be ignored in the most extreme circumstances. Sometimes police officers do let their power go overboard; but they are charged with protecting and serving us (the public). from Mary Esther, FL. by Tom

Comment: Some will see this as an intrusion on civil rights, as I do. But, I would not object to it occuring. However, what happens if a person is underneath an individual's vehicle mounting one of those GPS thingamajigs, on someones private property and is intentionally shot. In quite a few states people have the right to use force to protect their investments. from Navarre, Fl by HB

Comment: Don't be a criminal and you won't have to worry about it. from Milton,Fl by Mike

Comment: If you have to do it secretly you know its wrong to start with.I respect law but not lazy law tactics. So I am driving a car unkowingly the device is "planted" I am stopped in the car and something is found. Now I become part of the equation. Now I am an accesory? Welcome to nazi tactics. from Pensacola,Fl by Flower

Comment: Yes!! If you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime. The Law has no squabbles with honesty. from Pensacola, Fl. by Frank

Comment: We are not yet in a police state. Obtain a warrant no matter the length of time lost. from Gulf Breeze/FL by Don

Comment: I think that is going just a little to far...... from Niceville, Fl by Lou

Comment: no.now not a day goes by now that .a cop, judge. da. is braking the law.they are the worse of all. and they dont take out the bad ones. they cover up for them.they will abuse this right. no dought from mary esther fl by george

Comment: If you're not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about! from Navarre, FL by Steve

Comment: Obama need to track these teabagers for they try and steal welfare and wic and ebt from black folks. they kkk. Sharpton say so. by Kruneesha

Comment: As a police officer of over 30 years it is very important that we are able to track and locate bad guys through technology. from Fort Walton Beach Fl. by Stephen

Comment: No, but what do you expect? We elected a Socialist Government. I'm afraid that we haven't seen anything yet. from Pensacola by Angie

Comment: If they don't have a warrant, that is trespassing and I do believe that is illegal. from Molino, FL by Marjorie

Comment: Absolutely not....more and more, our Constitutional rights are being eroded. from pensacola by bill

Comment: I do not believe any law enforcement should be allowed to plant any device on your vehicle period. This violates your right to privacy. This also proves that you cannot trust law enforcement officers if they stoop to this level. I have fenced my property and have locked gates to keep out trespassers so I have every expectation of privacy on my property. The way I see it, it falls under searching without a warrant and it also violates wiretapping laws. But it will be forced down our throats under the police state we are falling towards. from Summerdale, AL by Jeff

Comment: no with the corrupted in our area, i could see some good people harrased. if its legale they should have a warrent with a reason behind it. from pensacola fl by pam

Comment: People are so willing to give up their freedoms to catch crooks. Let the Police do it the old fasioned way. Investigate. Remember, if they can do it to someone they suspect, they can do it to you. from Milton, FL by John

Comment: Nope. from pensacola/fl by Dana

Comment: Should the American Government limit families to having only one child as a form of planned parent hood? Absolutely NOT without a probable cause and a court order signed by a judge. from Pensacola by John

Comment: The police need every tool available to them. Let them go after the bad guy with out a warrant. from Pensacola / Fl by Chris

Comment: This is barely one step removed from planting a listening device in your home or vehicle. And entering onto your personal property to plant the device compounds the intrusion. You have a right to expect people to stay off your property unless they have permission to be there, either from yourself or from a court. Once you are on a "public" roadway, the police are free to watch you as necessary, with police cars, unmarked cars, or aircraft. from Fort Walton Beach, Fl by Fred

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