[BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!

[Robert Foxworth]

> Although I have no sympathy for radio pirates, isn't this outside the
> jurisdiction of Florida, and a federal matter?
>
> Mario

> >       FORT LAUDERDALE ? State agents silenced two pirate radio
> >stations this week and arrested two operators whose profanity-laced
> >broadcasts have been interfering with a local student-run station
> >since May.
> >
> >       Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested
> >Marquis McDonald, 23, and Rasheem Oriley, 26, on charges of
> >unauthorized transmission of a radio station.


Fla passed a law, I think about a year ago, asserting jurisdiction.
I'd bet the un-official word from the Federales is "if you have the
means to catch them, go for it". Florida has a heavy concentration
of pirate activity, compared to other areas.   Most of the time, when
civilians hear of the FDLE it is either in context of sexual-predator
lists (we have many of those, as well), or of forensic examinations
of disk drives from suspected terrorists (yes, also those as well...)

- Bob