[BC] obama detonates ham gear

[Xmitters at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/3/2009 3:58:14 PM Central Standard Time, 
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

> When a suspicious object is encountered, to err
> on the side of caution and safety prevails. One
> cannot reasonably expect every officer to be
> qualified to instantly properly identify every
> object he/she comes in contact with.
> 
> We have seen innocent looking people and devices
> used as weapons. Children are used to conceal
> contraband. If I came across a container of liquid
> that wasn't supposed to be there, I would assume
> it was harmful. I'm not defending Law Enforcement
> run amok. What I am saying is that the device in
> question resembled that which is known to be harmful.
> A pipe bomb. Speaking as one who grew up in an
> inner city, I would likewise be suspicious. If I were
> to make a device of a hurtful nature I would want
> to disguise it as something innocent.
> 
> A garage door opener can do other things than open
> a garage door. A TV remote can do other things than
> turn on the TV, etc.
> 

Hello Tom:

Lotsof good points. To err on the safe side is good policy. Blowing up every 
damned thing that you don't know what it is, is stupid. 

Not sure what your point is about kids being used to conceal contraband. Do 
we then assume every kid has contraband because it's better to err on the safe 
side? Search all of them when they're in public? That will go over big. Better 
be safe than sorry.

So let's also outlaw garage door openers then. Better safe than sorry. 
They'll just use some other form of radio, like a cell phone for example. So let's 
outlaw those too because they also contribute to car accidents. 

I'm all for checking things out; that's the same kind of thinking as the idea 
that the only dumb question is the one not asked. 

But blowing something up and/or accusing me of being a bomb maker (until I 
can prove my innocence) because I built an antenna loading coil in capped PVC 
pipe? Give me a break. 

9/11 did not happen because of strange looking ham antennas. I personally 
would rather live with some risk with the payback of getting more freedom, rather 
than live in a society scared of its own shadow. 

Thank God that most cops I know of are scared feces-less of radio broadcast 
transmitters and the like. I had the need to call 911 to have a cop come to my 
transmitter site. He walked in looking scared out of his wits. Those first run 
FM-25k blowers sound mighty intimidating. Let's hope that the cops remain 
intimidated at a healthy level when it comes to our broadcast systems.

Jeff Glass
Northern Illinois University
Dell 2650 Win2000 AOL 7.0

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