It was a trucker that spotted and detained the "Beltway Sniper"
in Maryland a couple years ago. The trucker used his rig to
detain the (alleged? - I haven't kept up) killers and called
police away from whatever they were doing so they could easily
arrest the accused.

                Bob J. -- Ideal Computer Services
                http://www.icsgroup.net

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2002/local/10/24/sniper.html


Bruce Collins wrote:
> Here's a disturbing article from Time magazine regarding training truckers
> to spot terrorists.
>
> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040705-658321,00.html
>
> Eyes And Ears Of The Nation
> Thousands of truckers, bus drivers and rest-stop workers are being enlisted
> to spot terrorists. Is this comforting news?
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