From: utzoo!utcsrgv!utcsstat!wagner Newsgroups: net.auto Title: Re: why you cant use Fuzzbusters in Ontario Article-I.D.: utcsstat.236 Posted: Tue Jul 6 16:42:39 1982 Received: Tue Jul 6 17:30:11 1982 References: sri-unix.1945 Having an opportunity to break the law is not, in general, enough to convict. The fact that you walked by a wallet left on a counter-top when no one was looking doesnt mean you stole it. Owning a car that can exceed the speed limit doesnt mean you have done so. Owning a fuzz-buster does not mean you have broken the (speed) law. So they made a special law for radar detectors. The law against owning radios that can here police bands has been shown not to stand up (sorry, that should have been hear). How is this any different? It is still illegal to make commercial use of (or repeat) info you hear on police bands (never stopped the tow trucks, tho - always the first to the sceen of an accident!). Interestingly enough, it seems to be illegal to possess certain tools commonly used in burglary (welding torches, chain cutters, etc) unless you can show that you use these ordinarily. Perhaps the same principle applies here? Any lawyers out there? Michael Wagner, UTCS