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From: abs@rdin.UUCP (Andrew Siegel)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: TV detective/contraband typewriters/UNIX 2meter net?
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Date: Thu, 19-Jan-84 03:09:43 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 19 03:09:43 1984
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Concerning the recent mention of a detective searching for illegal
viewers of channel 44, has anyone ever heard of any cases of
this "TV detective" actually coming to someone's door and threatening
prosecution?  It seems to me that the viewer need never admit that
he/she was watching channel 44 (or whatever), and that the detective
could never prove beyond a reasonable doubt to a court of law that
someone had been illegally watching channel 44 without entering the
house (violation of constitutional rights of privacy), which a
private detective has absolutely no authority to do.  I would assume
that the detective depends on scaring the viewer into admitting
verbally that he/she was watching illegally, and would use this verbal
confession to support any court case.

I was also intrigued by the statement made by Bruce Giles that
typewriters are contraband in most of the world.  Is this true?
Could you elaborate, Bruce?

Is there any sort of "UNIX discussion net" on the air in the Northern
New Jersey or NYC area, perhaps on a 2-meter or 220 repeater?  If so, I
would love to participate.  If not, anyone interested in starting one?

					Andrew Siegel, N2CN
					Resource Dynamics, Inc.
					New York, NY
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