08-20-2010, 04:51 PM
Bob,
Read the latest link, it’s based on the same technology as founded by Oricon or whatever the name of the company was, same type of spectral imaging etc. just a cheaper version. The false positives appear to have been reliably fleshed out several years ago with the advance of computers and a little tinkering with the algorithms/software. Also, I don’t think they need to use the technology to secure a warrant; merely locating it is half the battle. You know... blood trail rulings etc. what’s outside the house and seen from the air visibly, if it’s illegal, is good enough to secure a warrant or even probably raid/confiscate it outside without a warrant.
That could be why one of the poster mentioned the agents not caring what the offender had in the house growing and only took what was outside. Just a thought on that perspective.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
Read the latest link, it’s based on the same technology as founded by Oricon or whatever the name of the company was, same type of spectral imaging etc. just a cheaper version. The false positives appear to have been reliably fleshed out several years ago with the advance of computers and a little tinkering with the algorithms/software. Also, I don’t think they need to use the technology to secure a warrant; merely locating it is half the battle. You know... blood trail rulings etc. what’s outside the house and seen from the air visibly, if it’s illegal, is good enough to secure a warrant or even probably raid/confiscate it outside without a warrant.
That could be why one of the poster mentioned the agents not caring what the offender had in the house growing and only took what was outside. Just a thought on that perspective.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.