Dumb and dumber...some citizen is going to pull out his personal weapon and kill these "terrorists".
Or even a police officer who has to respond immediately and not second guess whether or not it is real or a drill. -Bruce > > > Security Drill Debacle in Tennessee > Tuesday, August 03, 2004 > > BACKGROUND > > ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Just as members of the Carter County > Commission (search) prepared to vote on a proposal to raise property > taxes (search), three men and a woman burst in with guns drawn and > took hostages. > > "There will be no new taxes, everyone here is going to vote no," one > man announced as he held a gun to the head of the county finance > director. One of the intruders fired into the air. > > Only after some commissioners in the east Tennessee county scrambled > for cover and a commotion ensued did the county's emergency > management director announce it was a security drill (search). The > intruders were acting. The guns were loaded with blanks. > > "There is enough real terror going on," said an angry Jim Lynch, who > witnessed Monday night's frantic meeting from the audience. > > The sheriff, some commissioners and several members of the audience > were told by Emergency Management Director Ernest Jackson there > would be a drill but were not given specifics. The city police, who > were called to the scene, had not been told. > > "There is a time and a place for drills," Sheriff John Henson > said. "This was not one of them." > > > Jackson was unrepentant: "We live in a different world after 9-11." > > Some commissioners left the meeting looking shocked and angry. > County Mayor Dale Fair, who did not know about the drill, canceled > the meeting because there was no longer a quorum. Fair said he was > launching an investigation. > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
