Re: Robocop spotted (Photo radar)

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From: eric townsend
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1988 21:41

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In article <829@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>, commgrp@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (BACS Data Communications Group) writes:

> ECM receivers for coherent light already exist, since when a laser 
> beam hits a military vehicle, it usually means that a missle is close 
> behind.  We'll probably see civilian versions for cars.

Gads.  Just when I stopped driving my 75 Eldorado and started driving
a bug.  I'll never survive a direct hit from a missle at all.
Anybody got stealth equipment for autos?  Maybe a non-laser-reflective
paint?

And just why would the cops use anti-vehicular missles against civilian
drivers?  I guess it's another way to envoforce the speed limit... :-)

> Frank     W9MKV
> reid@gold.bacs.indiana.edu.arpa
> reid@iubacs.bitnet

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From: erict@flatline.UUCP (eric townsend)
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Subject: Re: Robocop spotted (Photo radar)
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Date: 23 Feb 88 21:41:21 GMT
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