Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice to hear from you Slobodan. I've been travelling in the Far East for about 5 months now. Compared with this part of the world, I must say the U.S. could learn a thing or two when it comes to ensuring the safety of its own people. As far as I'm concerned going to war does not solve the problem at all. How often does a guy carrying a big stick solves anything. When you have a chance visiting this part of the world, drop me a line. - --- Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> wrote: > I have to agree with you Henry! > Why quibble on trivialities! > Once they could squeeze out one's bodily fluids with > the wave of a piece > of paper, > and subpoena personal diaries, it was all over. > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > Henry Ting wrote: > > > > I wouldn't use the term "arrest". Perhaps > "detaining > > for further investigation". In this day and age, I > > would personally give up some inconvenience to > ensure > > national security. What is more important here, > our > > lives or some irrelevant personal rights ? > > > > --- Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk@attbi.com> wrote: > > > This item from the RISKS newsgroup might be of > > > interest: > > > > > > "Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 05:46:37 -0500 > > > From: "Rebecca Mercuri" <notable@mindspring.com> > > > Subject: Risks of Doing Homework > > > At the faculty meeting at Bryn Mawr College on > 12 > > > Feb 2003, we were informed > > > that a student at Haverford (our affiliated > College) > > > was arrested over the > > > weekend when he was trying to do his homework > > > assignment in Philadelphia. > > > As part of the Cities project, he was taking > > > photographs of SEPTA (our > > > regional transit authority) facilities when he > was > > > arrested, detained for a > > > few hours, and eventually released. Haverford > > > administration is working to > > > try to ensure that this event not be a part of > the > > > student's permanent > > > police record. Apparently taking photographs at > > > transit facilities is cause > > > for arrest during "Code Orange" alert, the > > > authorities explained. Faculty > > > were advised to be careful about assigning > "field > > > trip" projects during such > > > alerts." > > > > > > Oliver Bryk > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html