R. C. Gaitlan, 21, walked up to two patrol officers who were showing their squad car computer equipment to children in a Detroit neighborhood. When he asked how the system worked, the officer asked him for identification. Gaitlan gave them his driver's license, they entered it into the computer, and moments later they arrested Gaitlan because information on the screen showed Gaitlan was wanted for a two-year-old armed robbery in St. Louis, Missouri.
兩位巡警正在向底特律附近的孩子們展示警察巡邏車(chē)上的電腦設(shè)備。21歲的Gaitlan向他們走去,并問(wèn)這系統(tǒng)是怎么工作的。警察要看他的身份證。他拿出駕駛執(zhí)照給他們。警察往電腦里輸入他的信息。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒,警察逮捕了他,因?yàn)槠聊簧闲畔@示Gaitlan是兩年前密蘇里州圣路易斯持槍搶劫的通緝犯。