bureaucracies grow by encroaching
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- A man who rescued a swimmer caught in swirling river currents found himself in trouble soon afterward when he was arrested by authorities who claimed he was interfering.
Dave Newman, 48, disobeyed repeated orders by emergency personnel to leave the water, police said. He was charged with interfering with public duties.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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