Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - student arrested for photographing public transit facility
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:22:44 -0800
References: <20030220031110.29380.qmail@web21410.mail.yahoo.com>

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
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] OT - student arrested for photographing public transit facility)