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NO. SJC-10824 PURSUANT TO GLC 211, 5 3 FROM ... - Mass Cases NO. SJC-10824 PURSUANT TO GLC 211, 5 3 FROM ... - Mass Cases

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Aim v. Commonwealth, 414 Mass. 667, 677 (1992) (noting that "right to freedom from physical restraint has been held to be 'core' right in substantive duo process analysis"). Incontestably, Aldrich has a fundamental constitutional right to his personal liberty and I, freedom from physical restraints" that was imposed upon him by the government through the use of military grade GPS technology (Title 10, C. 136, 5 2281). Commonwealth v. Goodwin, 458 Mass. 11 (2010)(A GPS device burdens a defendant's liberty); quoting Commonwealth V. Cory, 454 Mass. 559, 572 (2009). The long ago Orwcllian fictionalization of an anti utopian futuristic totalitarian state invasion, monitoring, and continuous tracking of its citizens' movements and activities (George Orwell, Novel: 1984, (1949)), has now become a reality in sophisticated GPS technology, the all seeing eye in the sky. Town of Blackstone v. Town of Millville, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 565, 570, n. 2 (2003) (bewitchment QE the GPS gizmo). See other juris- dictional decisions in People V. Weaver, 909 N.E. 1195 (N.Y, 2009); and State v. Jackson, 76 P. 3d. 217 (Wash. 2003)(en banc). 9/ 9/ In People v. Weaver, supra at 1199, the court 40

Here, in the non fiction, Aldrich not only had to endure the constant onslaught of ridicule,. humiliation, and -6stracirsm.' due to the "bewitch- ment of the GPS gizmo," Town of Blackstone, supra I1 at 570, a. 2, and being mislabe.led a sex offender" II and sexual predator", but Aldrich's .personal liberty was substantially violated by the GPS statutory prohibitions which forced self imposed restaint's upon Aldrich to refrain from going to places where children frequently congregated, e.g. parks, playgrounds, amusement parks, schools, community centers, etc.,. and to disassociate himself from various religious, political, community ''and other social activities. G.L.c. 265, 8 47. Aldrich's fear of direct or indirect confron- tation with the public even through the most innocuous situations, e.g. an unintended touch, a wink, a hug, a 'kiss, closeness, a helping hand, .etc., could easily be misconstrued as sexual deviant behaivor warranting a, concerned citizen's ruled that "prolonged GPS monitoring yields ... a highly detailed profile, not simply of where we go, but by easy inference, our'associations - political, religious, amicable and amormous, to name only a few - and the pattern of our orofessional and avocatinnnl . - - - - - . - - pursuits". In State v.'Jackson, supra at 224, the court discussed GPS technology in vehicles and stated: II In this age, vehicles are used t o take people to a vast number of places that can record all of these travels, and thus can provide a detailed picture of one's life".

Aim v. Commonwealth, 414 <strong>Mass</strong>. 667, 677 (1992)<br />

(noting that "right to freedom from physical<br />

restraint has been held to be 'core' right in<br />

substantive duo process analysis").<br />

Incontestably, Aldrich has a fundamental<br />

constitutional right to his personal liberty and<br />

I,<br />

freedom from physical restraints" that was imposed<br />

upon him by the government through the use of<br />

military grade GPS technology (Title 10, C. 136,<br />

5 2281). Commonwealth v. Goodwin, 458 <strong>Mass</strong>. 11<br />

(2010)(A GPS device burdens a defendant's liberty);<br />

quoting Commonwealth V. Cory, 454 <strong>Mass</strong>. 559, 572<br />

(2009).<br />

The long ago Orwcllian fictionalization of<br />

an anti utopian futuristic totalitarian state<br />

invasion, monitoring, and continuous tracking of<br />

its citizens' movements and activities (George<br />

Orwell, Novel: 1984, (1949)), has now become<br />

a reality in sophisticated GPS technology, the all<br />

seeing eye in the sky. Town of Blackstone v. Town<br />

of Millville, 59 <strong>Mass</strong>. App. Ct. 565, 570, n. 2 (2003)<br />

(bewitchment QE the GPS gizmo). See other juris-<br />

dictional decisions in People V. Weaver, 909 N.E.<br />

1195 (N.Y, 2009); and State v. Jackson, 76 P. 3d.<br />

217 (Wash. 2003)(en banc). 9/<br />

9/ In People v. Weaver, supra at 1199, the court<br />

40

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