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  • NY Electronic Tagging Device Bill--An Orwellian Measure

    06/05/2007 10:59:00 AM PDT · by PercivalWalks · 18 replies · 880+ views
    Buffalo News ^ | 5/30/07 | Jeffery M. Leving and Glenn Sacks
    Assembly Bill 5424, recently introduced by State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), is a draconian measure which will victimize many innocent New York men and fathers. The bill requires “any person against whom an order of protection is issued…to wear an electronic monitoring device.” The device will allow pinpoint tracking of the wearer, and tampering with the device will be a felony. Perhaps such a drastic, Orwellian measure would be warranted if the men forced to wear the devices had had meaningful and fair trials, and were found to be violent or dangerous. With orders of protection, however, this often is...