7-31-13: Scanning license plates, cops playing sports with students, and celebrating author James Baldwin




WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast Podcast show

Summary: Last year, Maryland stored more than 85 million images of license plates scanned out on the roads, along with when and where they were scanned. Is the loss of privacy worth the law-enforcement benefits? We'll ask an ACLU lawyer and an assistant U.S. Attorney. Then, Howard County has been sending police around with a trailer full of…sports equipment. We’ll hear from an officer who’s building relationships with young people. And, Kevin Brown tells Tom Hall why he started the ‘James Baldwin Literary Society’ after meeting the legendary writer in Baltimore three decades ago. Plus, the Maryland Morning Culture Calendar!