From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 16-Apr-14 08:58, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > conklin  wrote:   
   >> It seems that when local officials tried to look into a derailment   
   >> in Westford, MA, they were threatened with arrest.   
   >   
   > So what? The town manager and fire chief would have told the police   
   > that they were there to investigate the incident and determine what   
   > local emergency response was necessary, and wouldn't have been   
   > arrested.   
      
   They might have been questioned by the feds, but I doubt they would have   
   been arrested for asking questions themselves.  OTOH, "look into" might   
   mean more than just asking questions.   
      
   > Any company official can make a police report for trespass, but that   
   > doesn't mean someone would have been arrested. If you don't want to   
   > be intimidated, don't let yourself be intimidated.   
   >   
   > It's not like these two people wouldn't have been known to their own   
   > police department.   
      
   But they wouldn't be "known" or "untouchable" to railroad police or   
   federal agents; they'd be potential terrorists.   
      
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