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dlwdaw Frequent Poster |
posted November 06, 1999 08:31 PM
 
I found this on alt.engr.explosives... it was a post about being anonymous on the ng'S, thought some of you might be interested Robert Michaels > Anon > > : If I were an ATF agent or the equivalent in another country, and I > :were tired of working so hard to make an explosives violation bust, > : I'd hang out on this newsgroup. > > : I'm just amazed at the number of people who post here with their > : real addresses, discussing how they made this explosive or that. > : I'm sure you've all done the paperwork, but if you haven't, you sure > : are making it easy for law enforcement. > > : It's such a little investment and it could go a long ways towards > : keeping you from looking at a 10-year prison sentence. > > You are so right, but you are also so very wrong. > > Firstly, how do you know who is using their right name and who > isn't? Have you investigated? (If you have, get a life). > > Second, openly declaring that you are posting anonymously is > IMHO outrageous. It almost invites investigation. It's as > if an espionage agent wore a tattoo on his forehead saying > "I spy". > > The best way to hide -- yourself or a thing -- is in plain > sight. That's how the professionals do it. And surely > not go about making a declaration that you are officially in hiding. > > - - - - - - - > > Now -- America's BATF. This is a federal agency. They have > jurisdiction =only= when interstate commerce is involved. It's > in the U.S. Constitution. (How about reading it?). > > I've had personal, informal contact with BATF agents on several > occasions -- at technical and industry conventions, presentations > they've put on, etc. They have told me about some of the types > of cases they take a keen interest in and the "profile" of > the typical perpetrator they seek. > > A kid grinding up a few ounces of BP in a mortar-and-pestle and > lighting it off in his back yard is not the kind of fish they > are out to fry. Nor the kind they have time, money, manpower, > to pursue. Even if they have the authority. > > Cases the BATF takes a =big= interest in are commercial explosive > and fireworks companies operating in a way which is dangerous > to their communities; commercial fireworks companies not keeping > proper records, selling to unauthorized individuals; thefts from > interstate shipment of explosives and fireworks; use of explosives > in other types of crimes; commercial fireworks companies making > cherry bombs, M-80s without a military contract, etc. (this is > an aspect of improper distribution and unlawful record keeping); > a man making thousands of M-80s in a trailer home located in > a trailer park - open 50-lb. drums of flash powder found in the > trailer; etc. > > Caution and responsible behavior is always in order. The well- > founded precept of CYA is too. > > Paranoia is not. Nor either is imputing to BATF enforcement > powers they simply do not have. > > Regards, > > Robert Michaels > Detroit, USA > > ------------------ "... always look on the positive side of things, blow things up not down" -- Ragnar Benson |
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VeHeMT Frequent Poster |
posted November 06, 1999 11:50 PM
Wow, he used the fish frying saying too! Hehe Besides why would anybody who is going to use information on a newsgroup to manufacture an explosive to be used in a crime, post or otherwise put themselves in the spotlight. Be quite a bit better to use deja and just browse the post's for the information. But it would make a hell of a lot more sense to look for REAL books in printed form from a library. |
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