The Playboy Advisor

July, 2003

I have a device in my car that supposedly jams police radar. I've heard that I could be charged with obstruction of justice if a cop catches me with it. Is that true?—S.A., El Paso, TexasYes, but in most states that will happen only if a state trooper makes a federal case of it. Jamming or attempting to jam a police speed gun has been a federal crime since 1997, but the feds don't enforce the law. State troopers in Florida and Ohio are the most aggressive about initiating obstruction charges, an...