[panic]

I'm not sure the license plate scanner is the one to blame here. Since when does stealing a car carry a death sentence?

[fao_]

Exactly, the fault lies with the trigger-happy police, not with the software.

[mintplant]

Of course. But it is precisely this "trigger-happy" nature which makes an introducing a system with an appreciable error rate dangerous. This at least partially (partially) accounts for higher costs.

[bigiain]

I wonder what the comparison of error rates between simple ANPR and "cops typing plates in" looks like...