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On Friday, January 11, 2013 8:50:32 AM UTC-6, son_of_flubber wrote:
The helicopter pilot for the Sheriff's department even showed up and pointed out that there was no violation.



"Griffin said that pilots from the Chesterfield County Sheriff flew the department’s helicopter to the airport, but left when they found out what was going on. “They pulled out a chart and they said, ‘Look here, … nothing in this chart says you cannot fly over the nuclear plant,’” she said. “’Nothing.’”



The whole thing reminds me of "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV Show. No offense intended to the South because this could have happened anywhere in the country.

Makes me want to listen again to Arlo Guthrie and "Alice's Restaurant". His description of rural cops seems to be still spot-on, even after all these years.

About 20 years ago a friend from Colorado was driving through
Louisiana when he was stopped by a local policeman. He was
asked for his licence, and as he passed it to the policeman
the policeman said "Now don't go fooling me, boy" -- which
ratehr puzzled him.

Eventually, after leaving the scene, he realised it must
have been because the policeman was illiterate.

We both found that rather frightening.