Japanese police and 3G phones

From the cell-phones-save-lives-in-many-ways dept. (3062) (0) by Luis

CNET has this article on how Japanese police will be using 3rd generation cell phones to solve and report crimes. Basically, a user can just either record the action of a crime while is happening, or take a picture of it and email it thru a dedicate high-speed internet connection to the nearest police department... wow... and we thought that we were advanced here in the US!