Anti-Terrorism Leaflet

[Tezcatlipoca]

It's been printed and distributed - at cost to the taxpayer - to around 4 million homes, so I'm betting some other CAGers have also recieved the ridiculous and frankly irresponsible leaflet from the Metropolitan Police.

 

For those who have yet to experience the delight, this is a leaftlet that states "Terrorists live amongst us" before inviting the public to spy on and report each other if someone "travels for long periods of time, but is vague about where they're going" , or commits transgressions as serious as "behaving noticeably differently no obvious reason".

 

Needless to say, I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at this (probably both) new idiocy, and I'm sure others will also be able to see the socially unhealthy parallels between this latest imbecility and the Communism-obsessed paranoia of 1950s America.

 

I can only hope that the Great British public respond to this puerile nonsense in true form and either label it with the ridicule it deserves or ignore it completely.

[woody1066]

"For those who have yet to experience the delight, this is a leaftlet that states "Terrorists live amongst us" before inviting the public to spy on and report each other if someone "travels for long periods of time, but is vague about where they're going" , or commits transgressions as serious as "behaving noticeably differently no obvious reason".

 

 

 

Well thats Dr Who off to Guantanmo then

[Tezcatlipoca]

Link to the leaflet in question here.

 

I especially love the title photograph showing a residential garage piled high with boxes and bottles. You know, the kind of thing that a garage would never be legitimately used for..

[SOD'EM]

Unfortunately, I don't spend 80% of my time on the streets. But apparently, the British Police Force do (according to the tv advert:confused:).

 

So it only makes sense that they should inform us (or themselves) if they notice any opened garages with boxes in and other suspicious things:p.

 

I for one would be very suspicious if I seen a Police Officer walking the streets where I live:rolleyes:.

 

In fact, that would be most unusual around here and I would have to presume that said officer is in fact a terrorist!

[babybear39]

One more step toward a nanny state

[ErikaPNP]

travels for long periods of time, but is vague about where they're going

 

For the love of the wee man! What about the people who work offshore, who are often told to go to a port, with no idea of where they are going or how long for? Sure some offshore numbers are comfy, but there are plenty who can get a call to go to a place where the ship is in port, with no idea of where they are sailing to next and can be away for two weeks or four months.....

 

If someone is going travelling somewhere there are a whole host of reasons about why they may be vague about where they are going. The best one being that it's nobody's business but their own!

[loopinlouie]

So recluses like me who eventually get out the door, like today, will be possible terroists. No wonder the security guards are on my tail:D

 

Paranoia rules.

 

Stupid buggers arnt they? Imagine the workload from all the calls and reports when they cant even turn up when bricks are being thrown at your window, till following day:mad: