NYPD body scanner tells cops if a suspect on the street has a gun

This is why our government #$%$ me off. A police officers job is dangerous I get that. But what is stopping them from scanning every person that passes them by. And you know they will. Serous invasion of privacy. And illegal search of a persons body.

Its already said to be harmful. Boosting the range to 80 ft would probably make it even worse. It was on the news last night.

Will NY cops get paid less, since their job will now be inherently less risky? (less than $220,000 I mean)

"It must be nerve-racking for any cop when they approach a suspect who has their hands in their pockets..."
It's also nerve-racking for any American to have their privacy and freedom impeded upon in such a manner. Now even law-abiding citizens with a permit will be closely watched.

Sorry, I'm pretty sure IR light is non-ionizing.

Far less sure about NYPD hooking up with DoD and CIA.

soon to be seen at all traffic lights, cross walks, government and public buildings courtesy of big brother. remember when metal detectors came out. anyone have a kid in school now? we have rights guys and this qualifies as a search which needs probable cause. of course im going to trust police officers to use this only in such circumstances...... lol right. lets take our country back America!!

What will be the standard for use,because it seems like an invasion of privacy.

HA HA HA Constitution ......
What Constitution
Stupid Americans you have no rights .

and that pretty much killed any freedom we had left in the home of the free & the brave.

scan a “form of radiation emitted from the body.” Flaw in your theroy Nick, guess the kid is gonna give the scanner cancer?
The real issue I see is we all know that when the police get this, they will just go around checking everyone, and then look for a reason to make this person a "suspect". Typical NY big brother, always looking for an easier way to strip your rights away. A few years from now they will just mount these like human traffic cams, scan everyone walking on the street, snap a picture of anyone with a suspect scan, and put them on the "watch list". Bet you feel safer already.

So, how much money did this cost the taxpayers? By the time the cops find out the suspect is armed, they are already in range.

Not right at all in any way. Wrong on too many and I don't have that much time to sit here typing.

Just like New York, already one of the most anti-civil rights palces in the country when it comes to gun rights. Now they want to give cops the right to search you with no cause? Bloomberg comes about as close to a commie as you can get without moving to Russia, or China. New York cops have been proven time and again to be corrupt. How many of your rights are you willing to let them take before you squeal. Think about this, most of those guys are the ones sitting in school making Ds on their report cards and fighting the rest of the time they are not in gym class bullying the rest of the class. Those are the ones you want scanning you, tazing you, giving breath tests to determine if you are drunk or under the influence?
One last thing, when death or rape is only seconds away, the cops are only twenty minutes behind to do all the paperwork.

Just another step towards total government control. All done in the name of safety. Americans are idiots. I hope the cops that use this thing get cancer.

We already live in a police state. It is just less obvious than in other countries. And keep that cellphone turned on so we can track you. :-\

....or it could be used as an excuse to use unreasonable force, why does the mere possession of a "weapon" (anything COULD be one) = vicious intent? what sense does that make? wouldn't it count as illiegal search and seaziure?

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

What the (%&^ happened to protection from unreasonable search and seizure and invasion of privacy? You create this device and these thugs who call themselves cops will scan anyone or anything, guaranteed!

No. The new body scanner tells NYPD if citizens have guns, at which point they will be harassed and/or shot.

This article makes it appear they will only use this once they have stopped a suspect. Others have said they will sit in cars or vans and scan every one they deem " suspicious."

The 2nd way of use is Blatantly unconstitutional. I have an expectation of privacy of my person even when out in public. For police to use physical searches or electronic without a warrant or probable cause is a direct violation of the 4th amendment.

I have seen statements from police that the safety "ends justify the means" and that any thing that will help police fight crime is ok.

Founders didn"t see it that way.I defy anyone to fight any such exlusion as ""ends justify the means" to following the 4th Amendment ahywhere in the Constitution.

Its a recipe for a police state. I understand that it would make their job easier. So would random house searches for illegal drugs and guns. What next ??

Bottom line is there is a price to be paid for freedom !!! We cannot be both free and have a police force with unlimited powers at the same time !! Founders knew that and thus was born the 4th Amendment !!

There need be limits on police powers whether it might make us safer or not !! Police take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution which is the highest law of the land . If they as law enforcement officers don't want to follow it, get another job !!