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- From: "Steve Carr" <rthr427%emx.cc.utexas.edu@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
- Subject: RE: Drug Laws: Presumed Guilty (2/6)
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- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:49:25 GMT
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- This series of articles is excellent.
-
- A few months ago, I posted an article detailing my personal experience being
- stopped in a Charlotte airport. I fit the "hippie" part of the profile.
-
- Since this time, I have contacted the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional
- Rights. They haven't been able to do much. I also filed a Freedom of
- Information Act request with the state of North Carolina. They sent me back
- a letter explaining they needed my fingerprints in order to process my
- request.
-
- We need to start fighting back. Let's get organized. I propose two
- strategies to get us started. First, could we get a list of names,
- addresses and phone numbers of people interviewed in the article? Any other
- organizations out there that are currently devoting their resources to
- combatting these abuses? Names of people who would be willing to enter a
- class action lawsuit?
-
- Second, come up with a fact sheet similar to what CCR came out with a few
- years ago. "What to do if a Drug Agent stops you," or something of the
- like. I'd like to know: what are my rights in an airport? What do I
- legally *have* to disclose? Basically, I was intimidated into consenting to
- let the agents search me. What sort of tactics can we expect from these
- agents?
-
- If you're interested in getting involved, drop me a line and let me know how
- you'd like to help.
-
- Steve
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