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From: Cynicor on 2 Jul 2008 19:15 http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_9732641 Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics and even utility workers have been trained and recently dispatched as "Terrorism Liaison Officers" in Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for "suspicious activity" � and are reporting their findings into secret government databases. .. . . "Suspicious activity" is broadly defined in TLO training as behavior that could lead to terrorism: taking photos of no apparent aesthetic value. . . .
From: Alan Browne on 2 Jul 2008 19:46 Cynicor wrote: > http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_9732641 > > Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics and even utility workers > have been trained and recently dispatched as "Terrorism Liaison > Officers" in Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for > "suspicious activity" and are reporting their findings into secret > government databases. One of the funniest was: "Thefts of copper that could be used in bomb-making." This is not a terrorist activity. This is plain theft as copper prices rise. Copper theft is rampant world wide. <sigh> -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch.
From: Netmask on 2 Jul 2008 19:52 "Cynicor" <truuupin(a)opt.i.m.um.net> wrote in message news:486c0c29$0$11630$607ed4bc(a)cv.net... > http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_9732641 > > Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics and even utility workers have > been trained and recently dispatched as "Terrorism Liaison Officers" in > Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for "suspicious activity" � > and are reporting their findings into secret government databases. > > . . . > > "Suspicious activity" is broadly defined in TLO training as behavior that > could lead to terrorism: taking photos of no apparent aesthetic value. . . > . Cry Witch!! Sounds like a group of conservative dorks dreaming of the good old "reds under the bed" mentality of the 1950's I liked the comment about the stealing of copper being a possible terrorist threat - more likely it's the high price of scrap copper driving common criminals to make a buck - the simple answer is generally the correct answer. Stealing phone lines for the copper is a world wide phenomena for criminals from India to outback Australia. The paranoia regarding alleged threats is really sad as it is sapping national confidence to get on with life so in a funny way 'they' are scoring.. very sad
From: Gerrit on 2 Jul 2008 22:07 "Netmask" <netmask56NOSPAM(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:CwUak.16648$IK1.11162(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "Cynicor" <truuupin(a)opt.i.m.um.net> wrote in message > news:486c0c29$0$11630$607ed4bc(a)cv.net... >> http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_9732641 >> >> Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics and even utility workers >> have been trained and recently dispatched as "Terrorism Liaison Officers" >> in Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for "suspicious >> activity" - and are reporting their findings into secret government >> databases. >> >> . . . >> >> "Suspicious activity" is broadly defined in TLO training as behavior that >> could lead to terrorism: taking photos of no apparent aesthetic value. . >> . . > > Cry Witch!! > > Sounds like a group of conservative dorks dreaming of the good old "reds > under the bed" mentality of the 1950's > > I liked the comment about the stealing of copper being a possible > terrorist threat - more likely it's the high price of scrap copper driving > common criminals to make a buck - the simple answer is generally the > correct answer. Stealing phone lines for the copper is a world wide > phenomena for criminals from India to outback Australia. > > The paranoia regarding alleged threats is really sad as it is sapping > national confidence to get on with life so in a funny way 'they' are > scoring.. very sad > I suppose stealing diesel fuel falls under the same category as it can be used to make explosives! Can you use used deep-fry fat for that purpose as well - I gather that is being stolen now too? Gerrit - Oz
From: Blinky the Shark on 2 Jul 2008 22:56
Netmask wrote: > I liked the comment about the stealing of copper being a possible terrorist > threat - more likely it's the high price of scrap copper driving common > criminals to make a buck - the simple answer is generally the correct > answer. Stealing phone lines for the copper is a world wide phenomena for > criminals from India to outback Australia. And it's also culling some of the evolutionarily challenged; I think the electrocuted perpetrators of would-be copper capers don't even raise an eyebrow at The Darwin Awards, any more. -- Blinky Is your ISP dropping Usenet? Need a new feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |