shanek
12th February 2003, 07:46 AM
Here's how you can be a good citizen and help fight the War on Terror, courtesy the Department of Homeland Security (does that name scare anyone else, or am I the only one who's read The Handmaid's Tale?):
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=36
"Provide Tips and Leads about Suspicious Activity"; or, as a poster my avatar once encountered said, "Be a government informer! Betray your family and friends! Fabulous prizes to be won!" (Yes, they offer monetary rewards.)
"Travel Safety: Know Before You Go"; where you have to justify all of your out-of-country purchases before returning to the US. Personal property means nothing.
"Travel Safety: Permitted and Prohibited Items"; because you could kill a pilot with that nail file. It'd only take an hour or so...
"Travel in Safety"; because it's not like the intrusive security scans are doing any good.
"Citizen Safety: Protect Yourself!" But, fer gosh sakes, whatever you do, don't use a weapon for defense!
"Check the current threat level." "The Current Threat Level: Orange, or High Condition. A High Condition is declared when there is a high risk of terrorist attacks." Or when the President needs to justify a futile war and the Attorney General needs another excuse to take away more of our rights with Patriot Act II: The Sequel (or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Big Brother).
The Department of Homeland Security: Because those who would give up their liberty for safety, are all right by us!
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=36
"Provide Tips and Leads about Suspicious Activity"; or, as a poster my avatar once encountered said, "Be a government informer! Betray your family and friends! Fabulous prizes to be won!" (Yes, they offer monetary rewards.)
"Travel Safety: Know Before You Go"; where you have to justify all of your out-of-country purchases before returning to the US. Personal property means nothing.
"Travel Safety: Permitted and Prohibited Items"; because you could kill a pilot with that nail file. It'd only take an hour or so...
"Travel in Safety"; because it's not like the intrusive security scans are doing any good.
"Citizen Safety: Protect Yourself!" But, fer gosh sakes, whatever you do, don't use a weapon for defense!
"Check the current threat level." "The Current Threat Level: Orange, or High Condition. A High Condition is declared when there is a high risk of terrorist attacks." Or when the President needs to justify a futile war and the Attorney General needs another excuse to take away more of our rights with Patriot Act II: The Sequel (or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Big Brother).
The Department of Homeland Security: Because those who would give up their liberty for safety, are all right by us!