Rant=on Over the past few years many LEA pseudo-documentary-tabloid shows have appeared on TV (I figure it all started with Raygun's WOD) with re-creations of events using actors. They usually are portrayed as if they were real to the extent of bluring out faces, etc. (that is, no disclaimers and everything appears to be done live with no indication of due process). I've seen this stuff whilst channel surfing in hotel rooms (the only time I watch TV, really) and it seems very sick. I suppose the producers of such shows don't find legalities like warrants to be interesting enough, so they leave it out. So much for TV being educational. If the general public becomes so dulled to apparent violations of rights as depicted in realistic settings, the cynicism that Nixon had for the general public might one day become true (e.g., Nixon, as documented by transcripts declassified this year, said that people don't care about wiretapping--they think it happens all the time. (I wonder why this statement by Nixon was protected for National Security for ~20 years...)) Rant=off Paul E. Baclace peb@procase.com