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Old January 13th 13, 02:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tom Claffey
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Default Glider Pilot arrested for airspace


Sorry, yesterday's post doubled up?
Tom

PS:Here in Oz you cannot sign away your rights.



01:04 13 January 2013, Tom Claffey wrote:
Get another lawyer and sue the *******s.
At the very least the Sheriff needs to be sacked!





t 13:54 11 January 2013, wrote:
I just read the article. Its pretty scary to know that those charged

with
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nforcing the laws can be so ignorant of them. An initial

misunderstanding
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s forgivable (I guess)but to be locked up overnight is not. I was a cop
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25 years and its unbelievable that someone didn't step up and say "Its
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vious this guy is not a terrorist. What are we doing here?" I don't

think
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I'd be as understanding as the glider pilot and I'd certainly wouldn't
agre=
e to not sue, even if its unlikely I'd ever recover anything. Make 'em
swea=
t, at least. I'd definitely want to know who authorized that charges be
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ed and seek a public apology.