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Well said, Paul. The current climate of paranoia and the existence of overzealous bearucrats is a far greater and more subtle threat to our freedoms than any Al Caeda zealot with explosives. We will come to view restriction and control as "normal" and "in our best interest" and our freedoms will be slowly ground away. Whether the freedom is posession of firearms or involvement in railfanning it will be at the whim of a beaurocrat. The article pointed out that several railroaders consider fans a valuable resource to be used as eyes and ears for the physical plant. I am surprised that more railroads don't share that view. Who would be more motivated, an involved railfan looking at "their" railroad or an hourly employee in the security department? By the way, do you suppose that we, as subscribers to TRAINS, will become "suspects" in some database? Paranoid? Perhaps. But look at what the airlines are doing with the new "profile" system being developed for air travelers. Reportedly, they will search the same databases a credit card company would to determine credit scores, among others. And we thought 1984 was just a novel. It was prophesy. Thanks, Charles Kneipp Keithville, LA p.s. To any beaurocrats snooping, yes I'm talking about you. If the shoe fits... By the way, beaurocrat, I was in the Navy and my prints should be of file with the Defense Department. Just thought I would help you out.
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