Low-Tech Burglars to Get Lighter Sentences in Louisiana
May 28th, 2010 admin
This is the kind of law that annoys me: A Senate bill to toughen penalties for crimes committed with the aid of Internet-generated “virtual maps,” including acts of terrorism, won quick approval Monday in the House. Adley’s bill defines a “virtual street-level map” as one that is available on the Internet and can generate the location or picture of…
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