Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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