[116763] in Cypherpunks
Re: "He was a danger to himself,'' the sheriff said
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay Holovacs)
Fri Aug 20 13:12:57 1999
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From: "Jay Holovacs" <holovacs@idt.net>
To: <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>, "Robert Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:53:41 -0400
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> From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
> To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
> Subject: "He was a danger to himself,'' the sheriff said
>
> A night in the new county jail and a meal gave Albright a new
> perspective on the future, Smith said. He released Albright, escorted
> him to nearby I-77 and pointed him toward Florida.
>
> "He was real apologetic,'' Smith said.
>
> "He was real sorry for causing all this trouble.''
>
NYC cops would have blown him away and asked questions later (probably
claiming he was part of a big terrorist conspiracy). Apparently some
lawmen still remember what 'officer of the peace' actually means.
jay
