1996-01-17 - Re: Phil Z getting through customs

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From: Brian Davis <bdavis@thepoint.net>
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
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Message ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960117011444.10123F-100000@mercury.thepoint.net>
Reply To: <m0tbzHU-0008zRC@pacifier.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-01-17 14:16:15 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:16:15 +0800

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From: Brian Davis <bdavis@thepoint.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:16:15 +0800
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: Phil Z getting through customs
In-Reply-To: <m0tbzHU-0008zRC@pacifier.com>
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On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, jim bell wrote:

> At 11:21 AM 1/15/96 -0800, Simon Spero wrote:
> 
> >When I was a student and had long hair, I used to always get questioned
> >when going throught customs. After graduating, and having normal length
> >hair, I had a lot less trouble.
> 
> This seems odd.  Logically (okay, I know logic doesn't work with the 
> government) any smuggler is going to try to be as innocuous as possible.  
> He's cut his hair, and shave, and probably wear a tie, etc.  Which means the 
> government should pay more attention to....

"Logically" works for "criminals" too.  A drug dealer of any significance 
should never talk about business on the phone.  Yet there are countless 
consensually monitored or tapped conversations in which someone says "we 
really shouldn't talk over the phone, but the shipment will be in Tuesday 
at 3:00.  Have the $$$ ready."

EBD





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