Australian McDonald's Now Spraying Thieves With DNA

[Sporky111]

Why am I hearing about this as it's installed in McDonalds and not in banks or something? This is some awesome technology.

EDIT: I should have read through the thread before posting. Maybe this it just something that's never made it's way to Canada.

 

[thelonewolf266]

This is Epic pure and simple of course it can still go wrong criminals will inevitably find a way around it plus if you're holding up a McDonalds you are hardly like to be Head of the Yakuza.So they should roll it out to other places like banks as well.What a lot of people don't realise when they complain about announcing it to the world is that its a good way to add a deterrent so the crime isn't committed in the first place not to mention its almost impossible to keep a secret now so if they didn't tell people someone else eventually would.

 

[Neonit]

yeah, all is cool and all until they mutate and get super powers!

i doubt that this has no effect on human body, isnt it pretty much chemical/biological warfare?
over a few months we will read in the newspapers that mcDonald is accused of war crimes xD

 

[Sylveria]

You humans disgust me, shooting your DNA at each other.

 

[Something Amyss]

The newly introduced DNA will then seep harmlessly into his or her skin for two weeks (and clothes for six months) allowing the police to reveal the culprit using a remote device that will trigger the dormant DNA and mutate the suspect into a slavering monstosity.

Hey, a man can dream.

I'd TRY to get sprayed for that. Wonder what happens if you ask them to "Super-Size" you.

Now, watch my customers grow!

 

[Something Amyss]

You humans disgust me, shooting your DNA at each other.

Only half the population does it (give or take)

 

[Flunk]

Who robs a McDonalds? It's not like they have a lot of cash on hand. Maybe this will help stop the sort of desperate thieves that rob McDonalds and maybe not, they may not be smart enough to realize how hard it is to hide something like this.

 

[Jegsimmons]

.....Australia has a problem with people robbing mcdonalds?

Mcdonalds?..........does Australia not have gas stations or convenient stores?

 

[MikeOfThunder]

Now everyone knows about it. I would like to point out the difference between an idiot and a reasonably intelligent criminal. Idiots run in, demand money and run away, often times not even wearing a mask or anything to cover their face. A seasoned criminal will wear something to obscure his face. A dumbass robs McDonalds, walks two blocks and grabs a beer. An intelligent person robs McDonalds in throw away clothes, leaves to secluded area, throws clothes away and puts on a pair he/she had stored in the area secretly. An idiot doesn't bother covering his hands or any parts of the body that could possibly identify them (tattoos, scars, etc.). Someone with 2+ brain cells to rub together wears gloves and covers their whole body in an obscuring layer of clothes. So, if someone had 2 minutes to plan this, this system would be as useless as the police as the already useless camera system I'm sure they have in place. You know, the one that can't even catch the guys who don't even bother wearing masks.

But bare in mind 95% of the people that rob... McDonalds... (just think on that for a second) are not going to be planning for a major operation and are most likely, not that bright. I mean no offense to criminals of course

Also we know about this tech equipment but many people won't know about it. This type of system is intelligent and will catch (i would hope and suspect) many criminals.

 

[Evil Alpaca]

I'm curious how many "shots" the sprayer has. Could a thief simply shove two or three people through the door before it goes dry.

Also, it strikes me that people might be trying to leave a McDonald that is being robbed and could be sprayed as well. Still, sounds cool.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Good stuff. If your local jurisdiction doesn't allow you to shotgun them to bits, cover them in artificial spunk:

http://www.selectadna.co.uk/media.html

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Good stuff. If your local jurisdiction doesn't allow you to shotgun them to bits, cover them in artificial spunk:

http://www.selectadna.co.uk/media.html

You sir, just summed up the situation gracefully! ^.^

 

[jonnosferatu]

I very much doubt it's DNA, it will most likely be some sort of LNA or something since DNA in and off itself doesn't glow in the dark, it needs something to bind to it before UV light will react with it.

And regarding cancer, I wouldn't worry too much, if it's LNA and large, the risk of going into where the DNA is is minimal.

So... we can ID tag thieves with created DNA... but we still haven't cured Cancer or even found out why people get things like MS?

Why?

Making this "DNA" is relatively easy, curing a disease is not.

The bases contain aromatic rings - shouldn't it glow under UV light?

EDIT: Nevermind - reading the actual website reveals that the DNA is just a unique tag for the location, and the UV side of things is just a nontoxic UV-sensitive adhesive.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

The bases contain aromatic rings - shouldn't it glow under UV light.

Not all of them do, and it depends on the wavelenght of the radiation.
DNA require something like ethidium bromide to make it glow.

 

[Zen Toombs]

I don't think its going to stop this charming fellow.

Unless they spray that shit outside too.

Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen if used on paying customer. At least in US I could see someone walking away with millions for being sprayed with DNA...

I also believed its called sexual assault. A big no-no.

Props for the whole post.

OT: Along the same lines as Domehammer, I find this to be a bit distressing & disturbing, especially if an innocent customer accidentally gets invisible fake jizz all over them.

Call me old fashioned, but I don't think that's okay.

 

[jonnosferatu]

I dont get it. I just really dont get it.

In that case, you may want to work on your critical thinking skills.

Thanks for the heads up guys. Next time I rob a McDonalds I will take the back door.

Which will presumably also have the spray system installed. I've yet to encounter a McDonalds that didn't have at least 2 front doors.

You also appear to be falling into the trap of believing that successful businesspeople, researchers, inventors, etc. are morons and got to their present situations with magic.

Seriously, who the fuck actually pays for this stuff? Your unique anti-robbery plan is not what I would call a good option if your multi million dollar industry can be entirely thwarted by criminals just taking the back door out of places. Or just wearing a fucking rain coat.

First off, if it's in the air as a dispersed mist near the doorframe, there's very little chance that you could stop it getting on some of your skin.

Second, McDonalds locations are not run by a multimillion dollar corporation. It's franchise-based, though it's likely that most locations in a given area are run by the same franchisee.

Third, again, chances are that if you can think of a solution to the problem, someone involved with one of the two companies also thought of it and determined that it's either not a significant problem as-is or that there is a practical solution. You don't get a pilot project to market by being an idiot.

Besides, how are the police going to track down this guy? By shining light on everyone they meet? Or by shining light on the guy who was seen robbing the place by multiple eye witnesses and CCTV cameras? If thats the case, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU NEED THIS FOR???

Firstly, eyewitnesses are unreliable and CCTV won't show the guy's face. You can get in the usual suspects and narrow it down to the ones who are about the right height, but after that you'll need something extra, and shining a UV light on someone during the lineup isn't exactly hard.

Secondly, reading the other articles on this, I'm inclined to think they intend to use it as a deterrent - and apparently, there's a evidence to indicate that it works very well in that capacity.

 

[TheMatsjo]

If only the same effort were put into actually working for a world where theft wasn't necessary; this is some crazy stuff.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

They could just install a booby trap from Indiana Jones. Hit a button and the next person to go through the door gets skewered on iron pikes.

Low tech solutions are the best solutions.

Keep your iron pikes, I want a tank filled with sharks with frickin laser beams!

 

[jonnosferatu]

Call me old fashioned, but I don't think that's okay.

You're right, it's not ok. The number of people on this forum who feel obligated to voice their opinions on matters about which they know virtually nothing is disturbing in the extreme, and you're part of the problem. Please stop. Now.

I don't think its going to stop this charming fellow.

Unless they spray that shit outside too.

Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen if used on paying customer. At least in US I could see someone walking away with millions for being sprayed with DNA...

I also believed its called sexual assault. A big no-no.

Props for the whole post.

OT: Along the same lines as Domehammer, I find this to be a bit distressing & disturbing, especially if an innocent customer accidentally gets invisible fake jizz all over them.

Jizz: Sperm cells, which happen to contain chromosomal DNA along with a VERY large amount of other stuff, suspended in semen, which happens to contain UV-fluorescent compounds along with a VERY large amount of other stuff.

This: Chromosomal DNA produced in a lab (or small chemical plant) suspended in a UV-fluorescent adhesive.

Do you ever stop to think for a minute that perhaps - JUST PERHAPS - the people who came up with this idea know a little more about this than you do, and have legal consultants who also know a little more about this than you do?

This isn't as bad as the WiFi testicles thread, but it's getting there.