
“Despite the fact that he had done nothing wrong, Fleming was handcuffed, charged with ‘breach of peace,’ and held for more than 24 hours before being interrogated by FBI and Homeland Security officials. The charges were dismissed after he showed the investigators that the zone wasn’t marked in aviation charts – but he was required to sign a document promising that he wouldn’t file a lawsuit against the officials who had illegally detained him. He later learned that local police officials had made preparations to shoot down his glider if he hadn’t landed as quickly as he did. Fleming did nothing illegal – yet he was brutalized by people prepared to kill him.”
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/130664.html
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