ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 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.
> 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.
Fenced off area would be necccesary to commit trespassing in Germany, so
photographing from privat property is OK in this case.
> It IS a crime to interfere with the train, however, and may involve Federal
> penalties.
Same in Germany.
Regards
Richard
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