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RE- And what of the FCC?
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 21:25:00 GMT
From: Robert Michaels <robert.michaels-at-online.sme-dot-org>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: RE- And what of the FCC?
I really don't know how to interpret your post. Too many
mixed ideas intertwined.
I don't mind apples + oranges, but you've got
peaches and pears, and kiwis and concord grapes,
and, I think, a pomegranate in there.
The best I can do is offer a few observations which may/
may not be satisfying. (I don't even know from which part
of the world you are posting!).
In the U.S.A.:
-- Lawyers do not defend actions. They defend rights.
-- City Hall does not have any jurisdiction over spurious
electromagnetic radiation. Federal law has pre-empted
all local control of the ether.
-- If neighbors are aggrieved over one's Tesla-ing, and have
asked you to stop (or asked the police to ask you)
and you are fool enough to continue, then the recourse
of the neighbors is to sue in =civil= court for
an injunction, or for money damages.
-- Although the Feds govern the airwaves, the local yokels
can still act against you in broad, general ways
such as charging disturbance of the peace, disorderly
conduct, creating (or being) a public nuisance,
violation of zoning regulations, etc.
Police also have many subtle ways of harassing people
who make assholes of themselves. (Such as pulling
you over and asking to see your license every time
they spot your vehicle -- and claiming you are
drunk and insisting on a breath test -- or imagin-
ing they smell weed and detaining you until a
drug-pooch can be brought to the scene. And things
lots worse - such as =planting= drugs or weapons).
Tho this is extralegal, it is difficult,
time consuming, and expensive to deal with.
-- If you are in one of these situations, your only sane
recourse is to =stop=. You can take up your activities
again after things have cooled off -- and this time
build that Faraday cage, reduce power levels, and
take other precautions.
-- If you are patently breaking the law, you are in trouble
and lawyers (however clever) cannot change that fact.
Or for that matter, any other fact. [read my first
bulletted item again, please].
-- Most lawyers go into tort law. Or corporate/commercial law.
Criminal law is not very lucrative and requires one to
continually deal with the scum of the earth. Hence
there are rather few criminal lawyers and even
fewer law firms so specializing.
Criminal lawyers are scarce, expensive, and (like
many lawyers) difficult to deal with. And they
invariably want cash up-front (There's no such
thing as a contingency fee in criminal law!).
Defending against a simple thing, such as
shoplifting can cost $5,000. A semi-serious
weapons violation, $10-12,000. And that is
assuming you cop a plea!! If you go to
trial, you may have to triple or quadruple the
above! (Crime does not pay -- it costs.
Unless you're a criminal attorney of course.)
- - - - - - -
Are you sure you don't want to build that Faraday cage --
and dial that Variac down a little??
I still have that damn
T-shirt, in -- Detroit, USA
Robert Michaels
P. S.: If you want to get an inkling of how Tesla-ing can
seem to the neighbors, imagine a Zoomer parking
himself next to you with his ghetto-blaster opened
all the way up -- when you'd just as soon have a
little peace and quiet after a long day.
(Why not start working on
that Faraday cage this weekend?)
TL>From: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
TL>To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
TL>Subject: Re: And what of the FCC?
TL>Robert Michaels wrote:
TL>[ka-snip]
TL>> P.S.: You do have a Faraday cage in which you run
TL>> your large coil, right? (A good Faraday cage is =a lot=
TL>> cheaper than a good criminal attorney [if you can even
TL>> find one] -- Michael's Law).
TL>That would depend on the size of the coil, no?
TL>One of the reasons I addressed this issue is because I was curious
TL>as to what a good attorney's (or even a good spin doctor's) approach
TL>would be to keeping the various gov't agencies from shutting down
TL>a big coil _after_ it was constructed ($$$).
TL>I would like to count the suggestions of just being nice to one's
TL>neighbors and community as common sense, and proceed to delve directly
TL>into the technicalities of appeasing City Hall.
TL>How would the savvy attorney go about it??
TL>-GL