August 1,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex) introduced a bill in June 2016 that would allow New Jersey Police officers to survey drivers’ cell phones using an “electronic scanning device.” The device is called the ‘Textalyzer’ . , but the bill currently sits in the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee.
Under the Codey bill, a driver could be fined anywhere from $300 to $1,000 and have their license revoked for up to 10 years if they refuse to give their cell phone to an officer, depending on the number of past offenses.
Very similar to the states “Breathalyzer” ,where motorist are not free to refuse it.
Civil liberties groups worry the ‘textalyzer’ violates motorists’ privacy and the Fourth Amendment and is an other opertunity for police to conduct warrant-less searches .The device is plugged into a driver’s smartphone and time-stamped information is downloaded about apps used prior to an accident.
More bs from the nanny state.
Hey Cody….how about getting the finances in order of the state before it goes broke? Or are you beholden to the union employees feeding at the trough before they retire and take the money to North Carolina.
This is an awesome idea. If you are not texting you have nothing to worry about. If you ARE texting, you deserve to have the book thrown at you.
Just for drivers stopped for actually doing something wrong, or randomly?
“This is an awesome idea. If you are not texting you have nothing to worry about. If you ARE texting, you deserve to have the book thrown at you.”
Spoken like a true NAZI…
11:48. Kind of a loose use of Nazi. More like law abiding citizen
Codey must like fishing. Haven’t we seen enough of the government surveillance programs just HAPPENING to get routed to DNC HQ for opposition points?!?
“This is an awesome idea. If you are not texting you have nothing to worry about. If you ARE texting, you deserve to have the book thrown at you.”
Spoken like a true
NAZIFascist Dictator…Feel better now 12:28?
“If you are not texting you have nothing to worry about. ”
Right… lets do away with Miranda, search warrants and other protections as well….
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If you are not guilty, then what is the problem… RIGHT??
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BTW, are you a product of the RW school system, or did you turn your mind to mush on your own?
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