----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:45 PM Subject: Re: Caveat populi
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Carrying box cutters and knives onto an airplane. > > > > On another list I'm on a representative for a computer company explained > how > > he *always* flew with box cutters. You see he carried a lot of printed > > materials in boxes with him. And he was often asked to open them up at > > security. So he carried the box cutter so he could open them and reseal > > them quickly and easily. I'm not sure this, in itself, is so strange. > > > > And, honestly, who thought of these as weapons before Sept 11th... > > > Not to mention that it was not in any way illegal. > > rob > > Which is precisely my point. Neither is buying one-way tickets in cash at > the last minute. Nor, for that matter, is asking for lessons on how to fly > planes but not land them. All are, however, _suspicious_ because they are > out of the ordinary. Therefore they are worthy of attention. An example. > A friend of mine from Israel explained to me that if anyone on an Israeli > street is seen wearing a trench coat on a warm day the police will be > alerted instantly and he will be stopped and searched. Why? Because that > is out of the ordinary - not a crime, just suspicious behavior - and events > have demonstrated that there is a significant chance that this person is a > suicide bomber carrying the explosives under his coat. Now the US has not > experienced a spate of such suicide bombings, so there is no need for such > precautions. But because we have experienced an unprecedented attack of an > extraordinary nature, it is now important to view some behaviors that are > not criminal but are nonetheless, suspicious, as thi > ngs worthy of investigation. Answering questions from authorities in such > a situation is not in the least a violation of anyone's rights. > > Gautam > Gautam, A person with your dark complexion sporting such a conservative attitude....well......its quite unusual.....we may have to detain you ....temporarily you understand. You dont happen to own any box cutters or recieve any mail from overseas, do you?......oh my!!....this may take a week or two. Only to protect your liberty you understand! <G> xponent Orwell English Dictionary Maru rob Police State! Police State! Police State! Help! Its the police!
