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Does anyone else remember the

Does anyone else remember the scene in the The Big Hit with the Call Trace Buster-Buster-Buster? The idea is that the kidnappers have routed their call through a Trace Buster, but knowing that the police would have a Trace Buster-Buster, they also have a Trace Buster-Buster-Buster to thwart that. While not the funniest moment (The King Kong Lives VHS rental is) it livened up a fairly dreary movie. It came to mind as I read this notice from the National Motorists Association.

Dear NMA member, This is a warning for all radar detector users. The NMA recently learned that there is a new wave of radar detector detectors on the market. These devices actually exceed the capabilities of the previous VG-2 detector. This new technology is enabling law enforcement to detect your radar detector.

Yeah, ok, boy would it be silly for government to spend money to repair unsafe roads and set speed limits according to civil engineering standards for speed limits (The 85th percentile rule). I can’t fathom any way that this device makes roads safer. I’m wondering if such a device violates the fourth amendment and would be considered an unreasonable search and seizure by law enforcement.