Along with drugs being "weapons of mass destruction" and librarians being threatened, these types of stories are exactly why no one trusts the gubberment to use the Patriot Act judiciously.
On 11/15/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mid-flight sexual play lands US couple afoul of anti-terrorism law > Nov 14 6:53 PM US/Eastern > > > > A couple's ill-concealed sexual play aboard a Southwest Airlines > flight from Los Angeles got them charged with violating the Patriot > Act, intended for terrorist acts, and could land them in jail for 20 > years. > > According to their indictment, Carl Persing and Dawn Sewell were > allegedly snuggling and kissing inappropriately, "making other > passengers uncomfortable," when a flight attendant asked them to stop. > > "Persing was observed nuzzling or kissing Sewell on the neck, and ... > with his face pressed against Sewell's vaginal area. During these > actions, Sewell was observed smiling," reads the indictment filed by > the Federal Bureau of Investigation. > > On a second warning from the flight attendant, Persing snapped back > threatening the flight attendant with "serious consequences" if he did > not leave them alone. > > The comment was enough to have the couple, both in their early 40s, > arrested when the plane reached its destination in Raleigh, North > Carolina, and charged with obstructing a flight attendant and with > criminal association. > > They have been placed under legal surveillance until their trial on > February 5. If found guilty, they both could be sent to jail for up to > 20 years. > > Persing's lawyer William Peregoy said his client was not feeling well > when he placed his head on his companion's lap, and that he only > threatened the flight attendant with reporting him to his superiors on > landing. > > From: http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/14/061114235323.5hvb8xln.html > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:220738 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
