Shari Rose wrote:
<< A friend of mine recently [who is a train engineer] turned in someone
caught on the tracks his train was rolling on and the guy went to jail for 3
yrs
and fined $5,000.00 on top of that. >>
Richard Schaetzel asked:
>>Do I understand this right, you can be inprisoned in the USA for
standing on the side of a railway track? <<
IMO there HAD to be more to the story than just standing on or near the
tracks.
Either, 1.- It occurred on a military reservation or other sensitive spot,
and/ or
2.- The person was there either committing another crime, or attempting to
commit a crime.
Perhaps Shari can enlighten us further....
After all, it is not a "crime" to stand on or near RR tracks in the U.S.
Most tracks are not fenced off, nor do they have warning signs stating to
stay off them, in most places.
It IS a crime to interfere with the train, however, and may involve Federal
penalties.
This _could_ involve, (OM content) standing there innocently trying to get a
photo with your OM- whatever, and as the engineer sees you, he hits the
emergency brakes. If they were able to catch you, they _might_ press some
charge... but you won't do 3 years in jail unless you were a paroled criminal
or something.
George S.
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