Australian McDonald's Now Spraying Thieves With DNA

[Twilight_guy]

Lots of people are suggesting that buglers exit through a window. Assuming that the windows aren't safety glass and the thieves don't take there sweet time to avoid nicking themselves, allowing the police to get there, then that method might wind up having the thief leave behind DNA instead of picking it up, which doesn't really help him avoid being arrested. The biggest problem would be that thieves generally wear mask anyways so if they ditch their cloths then there won't be anything to track them by, but by the same logic, it'd be hard to track them if they ditch there cloths anyways. At least now if they arrest the guy in short order or he doesn't ditch all his cloths then they can catch him red handed.

 

[rapidoud]

Okay, plan:

Rob McDonalds in regular gear
Run a few blocks into the bushes (Yes I do live in Australia)
Get Changed

How do police get me within 2 weeks with no discernible evidence if they didn't catch me in the chase?

Then again, you see so many criminals go in without masks and all the police have is a blurry picture of said suspect, but then how exactly do they find said person without DNA tests? Usually it'd be a crimestoppers line (I'd be useless for this, you'd have to actually check crimestoppers, see the person, then give them a time and location of him).

Catching criminals is hard enough as it is if they're not caught in the first 48 hours.

 

[Random Fella]

Counter: Wear a raincoat and something to protect the eyes, face and hands.

Thieves that rob places like McDonalds... Aren't that smart, they a lot of the time won't even wear masks, they're just common idiots.

OT: Good Idea, but that's half the job, the people also need to be found, I guess it is just a good make for backup evidence?

 

[emeraldrafael]

Spoiler: Fuck yeah!

People in this thread seem to be vastly overestimating the intelligence of criminals who rob McDonald's.

I dont think that guy understand how portals work if he's trying to get IN the building.

but I agree with you, I think people are overestimating the intelligence of criminals who rob mcdonalds.

OT: not going to lie, I came into this expecting something worse, but its a novel idea I suppose.

 

[ExclusiveBig LC]

Ok not to sound all conspiracy theory crazy or anything, but does anyone think that this DNA spray could be programmed with any string of "commands" that could have a negative (or, I guess, positive) effect on ANYONE - criminal or not? It has the ability to soak into a person and could access/change anything in the body. I mean if it's odorless, colorless, tasteless then no one would know if they are being sprayed.

Just a thought.

 

[jonnosferatu]

Ok not to sound all conspiracy theory crazy or anything, but does anyone think that this DNA spray could be programmed with any string of "commands" that could have a negative (or, I guess, positive) effect on ANYONE - criminal or not? It has the ability to soak into a person and could access/change anything in the body. I mean if it's odorless, colorless, tasteless then no one would know if they are being sprayed.

Just a thought.

Doesn't work like that.

 

[octafish]

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.

Intelligent people don't rob McDonalds.

 

[TilMorrow]

Well this sounds... strange. But possibly effective. Just have to hope the machine doesn't misfire or people who rob McDonalds have a sudden raincoat fetish...

Spoiler

Get me some gloves! We're going out for McDonalds!

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

Article is definitely NOT what the title led me to expect. Talk about using protection!

So you rob the store and get DNA shot all over ya? I thought porn stars had it bad Ba-Zing!

"Did you just rob a McDonald's?"
http://www.konakart.com/konakart/images/dvd/theres_something_about_mary_4_big.jpg

Remember: Practice safe stealing.

 

[Jadak]

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?

Err... Because those are harder? Presumably? Do it yourself or don't complain about what people who aren't you manage to accomplish.

 

[jonnosferatu]

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?

Err... Because those are harder? Presumably? Do it yourself or don't complain about what people who aren't you manage to accomplish.

Related:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2438

 

[Baresark]

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.

Intelligent people don't rob McDonalds.

Read on before making comments. I made that exact same point myself later on.

Also, it's at this point I would like to make another point. They would need to have a suspect for this to be effective at all. If someone runs in, no one and the cameras do not get a good look at the guy, the police will have no idea who to check for this DNA. So, in a lot of ways it's just as limited as anything else since the police aren't going to wait at intersections and scan people.

 

[FoolKiller]

I love how the majority of comments in this thread is to come up with ways to defeat the security system.

Personally, I'd be more worried of being incorrectly ID'd as collateral damage. What if you're walking out as the robber is running out? Hell, I'd get misted running out because the robber would be there and I don't want him shooting me over a till of money.

 

[Angus565]

...Wait a minute this isn't new!
McDonalds has been spraying their food with mysterious DNA for years now!

 

[AlwaysPractical]

They'll be sued in 3..2..1..
Think of an accident when they spray normal costumers, moral losses and such.

Thank god Australia isn't the US

 

[weirdsoup]

Makes comment without reading rest of thread

"Well, I guess that makes a change from the staff spraying the food with DNA"

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

My question is, why is this installed in MacDonalds rather than banks?
Still, its a bloody good security measure.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

what about literally everyone else in the vicinity?
also, couldnt the robber wear a hoodie and balaclava. then take them off. like most robbers would do. y'know, to hide their identity. which they obviously do, or else they wouldnt be doing this.

 

[michael87cn]

how the fuck does a hamburger restaurant have access to this shit...?

I didn't even know technology like this existed... its bloody scary. What other shit do they have in the works? Are they spraying our food with shit like this?

(I call it shit because thats what it is - sloppy scientists messing with sloppy science, good way to cause viral epidemics due to thinking their science 'perfect', only to be found 50 years later that it causes some kind of terminal cancer).