http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/28/D8E5RPBO5.html
Miami Police Take New Tack Against Terror
Nov 28 9:28 PM US/Eastern
By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press Writer
MIAMI
Miami police announced Monday they will stage random shows of force
at hotels, banks and other public places to keep terrorists guessing
and remind people to be vigilant.
Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might, for example,
surround a bank building, check the IDs of everyone going in and out
and hand out leaflets about terror threats.
"This is an in-your-face type of strategy. It's letting the
terrorists know we are out there," Fernandez said.
The operations will keep terrorists off guard, Fernandez said. He
said al-Qaida and other terrorist groups plot attacks by putting
places under surveillance and watching for flaws and patterns in
security.
Police Chief John Timoney said there was no specific, credible threat
of an imminent terror attack in Miami. But he said the city has
repeatedly been mentioned in intelligence reports as a potential target.
Timoney also noted that 14 of the 19 hijackers who took part in the
Sept. 11 attacks lived in South Florida at various times and that
other alleged terror cells have operated in the area.
Both uniformed and plainclothes police will ride buses and trains,
while others will conduct longer-term surveillance operations.
"People are definitely going to notice it," Fernandez said. "We want
that shock. We want that awe. But at the same time, we don't want
people to feel their rights are being threatened. We need them to be
our eyes and ears."
Howard Simon, executive director of ACLU of Florida, said the Miami
initiative appears aimed at ensuring that people's rights are not
violated.
"What we're dealing with is officers on street patrol, which is more
effective and more consistent with the Constitution," Simon said.
"We'll have to see how it is implemented."
Mary Ann Viverette, president of the International Association of
Chiefs of Police, said the Miami program is similar to those used for
years during the holiday season to deter criminals at busy places
such as shopping malls.
"You want to make your presence known and that's a great way to do
it," said Viverette, police chief in Gaithersburg, Md. "We want
people to feel they can go about their normal course of business, but
we want them to be aware."
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