WANTED: Retired man, wearing overalls and a train engineer hat, last seen at the Amtrak station with a camera, a notepad, and a small accomplice (aka "Billy" or "grandson"). Suspect appeared to be logging locomotive types, arrival and departure times. Law enforcement agencies fear that he may be constructing "model train" in basement. Use caution. Suspect may be armed with antique train whistle.
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>From: RISKS List Owner <risko at csl.sri.com>
>Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:54:17 -0800 (PST)
>To: risks at csl.sri.com
>Subject: Risks Digest 22.56
>
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 05:46:37 -0500
>From: "Rebecca Mercuri" <notable at mindspring.com>
>Subject: Risks of Doing Homework
>
>At the faculty meeting at Bryn Mawr College on 12 Feb 2003, we were
informed
>that a student at Haverford (our affiliated College) was arrested over the
>weekend when he was trying to do his homework assignment in Philadelphia.
>As part of the Cities project, he was taking photographs of SEPTA (our
>regional transit authority) facilities when he was arrested, detained for a
>few hours, and eventually released. Haverford administration is working to
>try to ensure that this event not be a part of the student's permanent
>police record. Apparently taking photographs at transit facilities is
cause
>for arrest during "Code Orange" alert, the authorities explained. Faculty
>were advised to be careful about assigning "field trip" projects during
such
>alerts.
>
>Rebecca Mercuri, Bryn Mawr Computer Science
>
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