It should definitely not be a federal offense to jam some a h ole s gadar gun.
Problem is, jamming radar is treated the same whether you're jamming a radar gun or jamming airplane radar. You'd be in big doo doo if you tried and were caught.
To refute a few things in that article you quoted:
"only Escort and Bel (in our list of detectors to consider) have add-on systems that completely disarm the laser gun and prevent it from targeting and tracking you for purposes of being stopped"
True, the Valentine One does not attempt to jam LIDAR, nor do they ever plan to. That's a nice gray area in the law, as toyman mentioned.
"Only Escort and Bel have a detector that is fully prepared to ***** and alert you to red light and speed camera threats accurately"
Many red light and speed cameras aren't radar-based. All these systems are doing is tracking you by GPS and warning you when you're approaching one. Here's a bit more info from Valentine One on their position:
Valentine One Tech Report #7
As far as I know, the Valentine one has two very important features that no other detector has: the Bogey Counter and Directional arrows. The V1 counts how many signals it's picked up, and uses the arrows to indicate where the signal is coming from. What do all the other detectors do when you get a new signal in?
*BEEP*
Cops love to hide in areas where you get false signals. A nearby mall might be spraying X band radar over the road, and a cop using a Ka band radar gun can hide in that false signal. The V1 will indicate both X and Ka are picked up, and show 2 signals. Other detectors won't warn you of the cop's Ka signal, you'll get the same *BEEP* you always do; guess (wrong) that it's just the mall again and speed on by. BAM! The taxman gets you again.
If you can't tell, I'm a big fan of the Valentine One. Red Light cameras don't bother me 'cause I simply don't run red lights or try to sneak through during the yellow. The speed cameras that don't use radar are stationary, and there are signs on the road warning you about them. I always read all signs by default, so no worries for me there either.
For many scenarios where the V1 beats out other detectors, check out their
V1 Moments. While these stories are supposed to be "real" events, I take them as scenarios where the V1 gives you an edge over the other detectors.