What, Laz, you haven't seen the new ads?!? If you do drugs, you support terrorism- or you kill your brother or something. I just kind of threw the drug thing in at the end. It really goes for anything. Here are a few links about how intrusive the government and LE has become. I especially liked the one about the flight simulator. warbi http://news.com.com/2100-7352_3-5137344.html?tag=nefd_top http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/34776.html http://www.prisonplanet.com/010804enemycombatants.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "lazarus" <lazarus33pjf at cox.net> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:20 PM Subject: Re: Fw: the pitfalls of judgmental law enforcement On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 15:25:59 -0600, you wrote: >At 05:24 PM 1/8/04 -0800, warbi wrote: >> Entrapment is a major weapon of police these days, just like illegal >>search and seizure. There have even been recent movements to do away with >>the Miranda rights. If they think drugs are involved, kiss your rights >>good-bye. > > >To quote Bruce Schneier, "Who ever knew that 'drugs' was the root password >to the Constitution." They've changed that, now. It's all about "terrorism" rather than drugs. Granted, drugs is still bad, but terrorism is the big bugaboo these days. -- laz I am the Dread Pirate Roberts #23546. Ask me about franchise opportunities!