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Old January 6th 04, 04:33 AM
Dave Stadt
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"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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In article om,
"Dave Stadt" wrote:

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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In article om,
"Dave Stadt" wrote:

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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In article ,
Kyler Laird wrote:

Roy Smith writes:

There's a
lot of stuff that's been done lately in the name of national

security
which I strongly disagree with, but this seemed quite

reasonable
and
appropriate to me, especially given the easy access to heavy

metal
on
the GA ramp.

So...what would they have done if they discovered a bunch of

maintenance
tools and firearms in your trunk? Escort you to your plane?

--kyler

I assume I would have found out what the business end of an M-16

looked
like and at the very least gotten to answer a lot of pointed

questions.
And I probably wouldn't be sitting here in my living room today

typing
this.

Maintenance tools and firearms locked in a trunk are illegal where

you
live?



No, they're not. But you asked me what they would have done if they
found them in my trunk, and I gave you my best guess.

What would you expect would happen?


I would expect them to say have a nice day, apologize for delaying you

and
let you go about your business. Anything less would be unreasonable,
intolerable and unacceptable.


No, that's what you would LIKE to happen. Perhaps it's even what you
think SHOULD happen. If you honestly EXPECT that it would happen,
you're not being realistic.


If I did nothing wrong why are my expectations not reasonable? In one of
your posts you alluded to the fact that if you had tools and a legal weapon
in your trunk you thought it reasonable for you to be held at gun point and
detained. I find that kind of thinking very sad and it certainly leads one
to believe the terrorist have won.