figure out the article was Hal Crowther's "Weapons of Mass Stupidity" from the Weekly Planet, a free independent out of Tampa.
I read the same article (I live near Tampa),
Damn, now who's that at the door?
Big deal....
They were just following up. Hell, if they had done that for some of the 9/11 tips, it would have never happened. Now, if he had been arrested or
something.... He cooperated, and he'll never see them again, and he has a good story to tell his friends....
