> "I'm not really a computer security person, so I don't understand how that law applies here. Did Apple just call you up and say 'we want you to check this guy out'?"

> "Something like that."

> "Can anyone do that? Can I call you up?"

> The agent who had been taking notes chimed in: "I suppose so, if you just open up the Yellow Pages we're right there, on the inside cover."

Raise your hand if you've had trouble getting the police to even come out to do a report on property theft or vandalism, let alone take it seriously. But, if you're Apple, you can just call up and hire the Secret Service to go after some rando artist messing around in their stores. Another minor illustration of who the government really works for.