Re: X-ray Scanning For Theft Detection

[Christian Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

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> Von: Scott D. Kniffin <Scott.D.Kniffin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
> An: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Betreff: Re: X-ray Scanning For Theft Detection
> Datum: Donnerstag, 02. Oktober 1997 14:28
> 
> I saw something interesting on the news last night.  A reggae artist came
> into BWI airport customs (from somewhere in the Carribean) and they
> suspected him of carrying drugs.  He was strip searched, taken to a
nearby
> hospital and x-rayed to look for drug packets in his system.  Nothing was
> found and he was released.  This is evidently not uncommon at
international
> airports.  
> 
> Just a thought for the morning coffee.
> 
> Scott Kniffin
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Scott,

For us in Europe it was a thought for lunch......

What you described is practice.

What I described is theory.


Franz