--- Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 11:43:22 -0600 From: Jules Siegel <siegel@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Subject: Question about flight simulator program brings visit from police -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [drugwar] OT: Paranoia Watch Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:13:03 -0500 From: Elmer Elevator <bobmer.javanet@private> Reply-To: drugwar@private To: <drugwar@private> Tuesday 6 January 2004 Greenfield (Massachusetts) Recorder <http://www.recorder.com/Headlines/today_basic.htm#Item2> Question about flight simulator brings visit from police By VIRGINIA RAY Recorder Staff [Excerpt] COLRAIN -- An innocent inquiry to a Staples store clerk about a computer software program that teaches how to fly an airplane by instrumentation brought a surprise visit this holiday season to a local family from the state police. "At first, I felt a little angry and violated" about someone telling authorities about her inquiry, said Julie Olearcek, a 15-year Air Force Reserve pilot. "But now that time has gone by, I realize it may take someone like that, who's a little nervous, who may save the day." Olearcek's husband, Henry, is also a flier, currently on active duty, and frequently away from home these days. About a week before Christmas, Olearcek said the couple's 10-year-old son, who has flight simulation software and is keenly interested in learning to fly like his parents, commented that he'd have to wait until his dad retired to learn to fly by instruments. She went to Staples soon after and took her son to the office supply store, where he looked through the available software. "He was disappointed because there was military stuff, but it was all fighting stuff, so I asked the clerk, and he was alarmed by us asking how to fly airplanes and said that was against the law," Olearcek said. "I said I couldn't imagine that, but, because (the clerk) was a little on edge ... I left." But "what saves us, is people are paying attention," she said. -- JULES SIEGEL Apdo. 1764 77501-Cancun Q. Roo Mexico http://www.cafecancun.com _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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