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To: ClancyJ; justshutupandtakeit; kharaku; BurbankKarl; RazorGhost; MississippiMan; since1868; ...

There was an amusing and instructive phone call to the Jeff Katz show (KNEW 910) at 2:45 this afternoon.

Caller Cindy said that she and her daughter got on BART in the east bay. Because it was so crowded they had to split up. Her daughter ended up sitting next to a guy in a seat facing the handicapped seating.

She glanced down and saw him sketching something on a piece of paper in his lap.

She looked up and noticed that they were sitting in front of the BART evacuation map, a second glance down showed that he was sketching it. She says she felt a wrenching in her gut upon realizing what he was doing.

He noticed her looking and grabs the paper, folds it and puts it in his pocket.

They get off at the Powell station and immediately track down the BART Cops, report what they had seen, describe the guy and offer pictures of him from her digital camera, and her daughter's cell phone camera.

BART can't download them so they go to the closest Walgreens and have instant prints made.

BART was able to catch the guy a few stops down.

She called back at 2:55 to add that he looked middle eastern and was taking notes in arabic.

Two points (And the people I'm rubbing them into know who they are, don't you?)

1) Terrorists do make dumb mistakes.

2) Under the right circumstances, a digital camera/cell phone is an effective weapon.

116 posted on 07/14/2005 3:45:41 PM PDT by null and void (You'll learn more on FR by accident, than other places by design)

To: null and void

117 posted on 07/14/2005 3:49:34 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)

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118 posted on 07/14/2005 3:50:06 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)

To: null and void

>2) Under the right circumstances, a digital camera/cell phone is an effective weapon.<

Not to mention an effective crime-stopper!

119 posted on 07/14/2005 3:52:03 PM PDT by Darnright ( Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before)

To: null and void

Thanks for the ping, null and void.

It's not a good idea to shut off cell phone service in subways or anywhere else an emergency can develop.

In a restaurant or theater, there are responsible people with copper connections that can call in an emergency- but not in a subway or tunnel.

Using an emergency call box in a tunnel means stopping and getting out of your car.

120 posted on 07/14/2005 4:43:12 PM PDT by DBrow

To: null and void

Interesting story what was the end result?

I don't believe he made a mistake merely had an observant person notice him.

The problem is dueling uses. A car can be used for escape or pursuit.

I am surprised the women weren't arrested for harassing the poor Arab in SF.

122 posted on 07/14/2005 10:22:35 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)

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