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From: ignatz@ihuxx.UUCP (Dave Ihnat, Chicago, IL)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: A "snooper" is caught!
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Date: Fri, 21-Oct-83 21:43:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 21 21:43:04 1983
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Well, well.  Between the cries of approval from those who think the
scum should be broken on the rack, and those of anguish from those
who envision how bleak their life would be without *their* home computer
if it wes taken, I haven't seen any reference to an issue which scares
the piss out of me. (No reference so far--I'm sure there are other messages
in the pipeline)

The FBI broke into the homes at the ungodly hour of sunrise; reports say
that in the case where they broke the window and pounded in, the agent
actually said something to the effect of "hold it--FBI.  That computer's
mine!".

DAMMIT---these are POLICE STATE tactics!  I don't care if they have warrants
or not;  by the laws in a police state, the goons are carrying out their
'duties' in a legal manner when they haul the victim out of bed at two A.M.
The excuse the FBI used was that they wanted the arrests to be carried out
in the most impressive manner possible.  Well, I DON'T LIKE IT!  You bloody
well can knock on the door and serve a warrant at a decent hour, like a real
law enforcer, and not storm my house like a jack-booted trooper.

I positively *hate* to write letters.  But you'd damn well better believe
that I'm writing letters about this one.

					Dave Ihnat
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