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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ACL Fan [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 I view trespassing like speeding on the highway, it happens, just don't get caught. This comment may draw some heat form some members, but this is my opinion, and I'll stand by it. This whole thread has been about just that, getting caught in the railroad's "speed trap". I got off with a warning, but I don't plan to change, just choose my times more wisely. [/quote] You're hurting everyone who likes to railfan when you do that. Thanks for your thoughtlessness. And when you DO get caught, you deserve to be arrested and prosecuted. Then you can explain to your children, whom you're teaching to break the law when they don't like it, why Daddy's getting handcuffed and placed in the back seat of a police car. Also, the wife will love it. [/quote] I have thought about ACL's response... Arrest and Prosecution should be used more delicately. People are not automatically guilty of the worst extreme of an offense just because they broke a minor law. That's why he recieved a warning... because police are given that flexibility. The real question is how many feet seperated him and public property? I mean to arrest someone for stepping "out of line" (or litterally stepping a few feet,) is a real problem. Now, if they were on the tracks or in a rail yard, okay... but think about the extreme you are promoting. What if they were literally just "looking" from the wrong side of an invisible line? I think it would amaze you to know how many laws you break in a day, most people are amazed when they get reminded and cited. I guess my main point is, why wish anyone have a permanent mark on their record for what is clearly an innocent admiration of the railroad in their area? Remember, this was the "norm" for YEARS... until 9/11, so it is obviously a heightened sense of "security" (also known as paranoia.) I think what is most troubling about your response is how confrontational you come off. If this were an isolated thing, I would feel just as I described above, "no big deal, it was just his emotion about this topic." Instead, I have to say that reading many of your inflamatory posts in recent weeks, you are literally out there laying for a fight. Very harsh...
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