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I'm sure that most criminals know to either turn phones off or leave them behind, and if they don't they surely will if this kind if thing becomes more widespread. This seems like a system designed to ensnare innocents.

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Not all crime is premeditated and most people aren't described as criminals.

i had an LEO [homocide] tell me that most murders are committed in a less than thinking state of mind, and solved in about 15 minutes.

Wtf is "homocide" though?

it is the key right next to homicide on the keyboard.

I would assume this LEO works in a relatively low-crime area. I know that where I am most murders remain unsolved and and the shootings that I’ve witnessed appear to be premeditated.

i have a feeling this may be related to prevalence of 'willing" witnesses.

Lots go unsolved in the US, and that figure is over 50% in many places. A pretty interesting story with graphics/data interleaved: https://urbanobservatory.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index....

1] leave phone on remove battery remove sim, live life

2] insert sim insert battery turn on phone , make call/text

3] goto 1

remove battery

Okay, but once I'm done with the hammer, how do I get the battery back in?

ah i see you have one of the new phones, as an aside, ATT decided for me to disable my phone that had no problems and sent a phone that is now never more than three bars and usually two bars, and needs recharging daily.

this phone [alcatel flip], surprisingly doesnt have the battery glued in.

in the case of battery glued in you need a nonconductive shim to jam between the contacts

You don't, just throw it in the fire on the homestead

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