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 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