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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - student arrested for photographing public transit facility
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:37:42 -0500
References: <20030220031110.29380.qmail@web21410.mail.yahoo.com>

Give up your rights Henry?  I don't think that's a good idea.  Did you
know that Dick Armey and Bob Barr, (of all people) are now so concerned
that they have joined the ACLU to fight Ashcroft and his plans for us.  
That's right... the ACLU.

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Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



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)