Thanks to everyone who responded to my question.  I'm sure the student will
appreciate the input.

I actually had the same initial thoughts as Liz did.  The whole situation
seems somewhat strange.

At 03:51 PM 3/2/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Please!  I can't be the only person who thinks that this was just a bad
>cop who took advantage of the student and stole himself a keg of beer.
>We had one who told college girls that displaying their bare breasts was
>part of a sobriety test.  Surely cops in Ohio are not allowed to
>"confiscate" property without providing a receipt or other
>documentation. Liz
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Nancy Kubasek [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 2:26 PM
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> >Subject: question
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> >Colleagues,
> >         I have a question that one of my colleagues asked and
> >I didn't know the answer, but thought someone on this list
> >might.  My colleague's student drove across the state line
> >from Ohio to Michigan and purchased a keg of beer.  The
> >student is 21 years old.  Just after he crossed over the state
> >line back into Ohio, he was pulled over by an Ohio patrolman
> >who saw the keg and confiscated it.  He told the student that
> >he would receive a citation in the mail for the unlawful
> >transportation of alcohol across state lines.  The incident
> >took place about three weeks ago and the student has received
> >nothing in the mail.  He asked my colleague if he knew
> >anything about this prohibition against interstate
> >transportation of alcohol.  My colleague had never heard of
> >such a law, so he asked me.  I said that I didn't know what
> >law he was referring to, but I would send an inquiry to the
> >list to see whether anyone could tell him anything about this
> >law.  If someone could provide any information about the law
> >that I could pass on to him, I would appreciate it.
> >
> >Nancy
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