I have a friend who is a lawyer [not a sue the rich whore]
and now a state Senator. His favorite saying is, "Just
because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't watching
you."

Everywhere you go, there are recording video cameras. The
corner store has cameras aimed the doors and each cash
register. The clerks think this is their security, it is
just so they can a. keep the clerks from stealing and 2.
catch the robber who killed the clerk.
On the street they have cameras at intersections, to
identify speeders, stop light running, and track movements
by terrorists. It also raises revenue for those stop lights
run, since the get the driver's face and the vehicle make,
model, color and tag number.

Security on an airport means you check everybody without
insulting or offending anybody "differently" from anybody
else. So you can't profile Arab young men in groups, but
you just randomly search everybody, the wounded vet, the
Congressman, the pilots [airline crew], the baby in
diapers.Just don't allow the screeners to be accused of
discrimination.

What about a van or truck two miles from the airport, with a
shoulder launched missile? What about the unexpected attack
on a small town, that only has two part-time policemen.
Terror is about making every place seem too dangerous and
you can't protect everywhere with official police and
guards.

That's where citizens come in, report, approach and ask "Can
I help you?" Would you like to learn to fly, I've got an
application, here's a pen. You should be friendly and catch
hints wile they're off guard.

Obvious bomb making stuff does not look like sticks of
dynamite, lots of things explode, burn or poison. Get some
training from your police on what to look for and what is
proper near any important area. A car or truck parked in a
no parking zone, or abandoned in a tunnel or under a bridge.

There is no Jack Bauer or Casey Ryback and Columbo and The
Lone Ranger are fiction too.

Be polite works both ways, a cop who is polite can detect
evasion and motives, a polite person will get help and not a
roust.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.



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| "Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Emily wrote:
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| Matt Whiting wrote:
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| Emily wrote:
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| Matt Whiting wrote:
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| You certainly come across as an anarchist, or a
juvenile, I'm not sure
| which not knowing your age.
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| Matt
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| No, I come across as someone who is terrified about
the state of our
| current government. At least one person has picked
up on that. I
| can't help your lack of reading comprehension. Are
you American?
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| 100%. However, I'm not a paranoid American.
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| Matt
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| Then you're part of the problem. History has shown
what happens when the
| people just roll over for the government.
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| Only to the paranoid.
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| Matt
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| There was a time when people who thought that they were
being watched by
| government were dismissed and called paranoid.
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| What do you call those people who KNOW that they are being
watched?
| What do you call the watchers?
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| The threats to our freedoms do NOT come from outside our
borders.
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