Anyone run into this product yet? It has been used in Europe, and I have heard it is available in Florida. It is a liquid put on high-theft items. If the items are stolen, the items are traceble back to their owners. Apparently, a UV light is required to perform the identification and DNA is involved. It has had some success as a deterrent to crime--rather like alarms on houses and cars.

JAS

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You mean it's not the stuff advertised with the dancing lizards?

Maybe that's part of the appeal. The lizards are available to testify as directly-observing experts, thereby avoiding any Melendez-Diaz problems.

Okay, I admit it. I couldn't resist and had to post again. You may continue with relevant discussion now.

How long before a smartwater remover hits the market?

Wow, 40% reduction in burglary. That is an effective crime-fighting tool. I also like the new definition for "sin."

Of course, this product requires that the police locate the stolen goods before they've either been 1) hacked apart for the components, 2) sold four or five times to some innocent buyer and 3) not simply disappeared inside the home of the perpetrator. In that way it's no better than simply writing down the serial number that's stamped on your TV. Likewise for "marking" the criminal- you have to catch them before you can put it to use. It's an interesting concept, but I don't think one that's going to end burglaries as we know them.