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Re: [OM] Depth of field

Subject: Re: [OM] Depth of field
From: ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 15:28:31 EDT
Shari Rose wrote:

<< A friend of  mine recently [who is a train engineer] turned in someone 
caught on the tracks his train was rolling on and the guy went to jail for 3 
yrs
and fined $5,000.00 on top of that.  >>

Richard Schaetzel asked:

 >>Do I understand this right, you can be inprisoned in the USA for
standing on the side of a railway track? <<

IMO there HAD to be more to the story than just standing on or near the 
tracks.
Either, 1.- It occurred on a military reservation or other sensitive spot, 
and/ or 
2.- The person was there either committing another crime, or attempting to 
commit a crime.
Perhaps Shari can enlighten us further....
After all, it is not a "crime" to stand on or near RR tracks in the U.S. 
Most tracks are not fenced off, nor do they have warning signs stating to 
stay off them, in most places.
It IS a crime to interfere with the train, however, and may involve Federal 
penalties.

This _could_  involve, (OM content) standing there innocently trying to get a 
photo with your OM- whatever, and as the engineer sees you, he hits the 
emergency brakes. If they were able to catch you, they _might_ press some 
charge... but you won't do 3 years in jail unless you were a paroled criminal 
or something.

        George S.

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