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BIG SIS INVADES WAL-MART: ‘IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING’
Today | U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Posted on 12/06/2010 11:06:54 AM PST by RandysRight

What in Sam’s hill does Wal-mart have to do with HLS??

Randy’s Right

Press Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security Dec. 6, 2010

BIG SIS INVADES WAL-MART: ‘IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING’

WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the expansion of the Department’s national “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign to hundreds of Walmart stores across the country—launching a new partnership between DHS and Walmart to help the American public play an active role in ensuring the safety and security of our nation.

“Homeland security starts with hometown security, and each of us plays a critical role in keeping our country and communities safe,” said Secretary Napolitano. “I applaud Walmart for joining the ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ campaign. This partnership will help millions of shoppers across the nation identify and report indicators of terrorism, crime and other threats to law enforcement authorities.”

The “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign—originally implemented by New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and funded, in part, by $13 million from DHS’ Transit Security Grant Program—is a simple and effective program to engage the public and key frontline employees to identify and report indicators of terrorism, crime and other threats to the proper transportation and law enforcement authorities.

More than 230 Walmart stores nationwide launched the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign today, with a total of 588 Walmart stores in 27 states joining in the coming weeks. A short video message, available here, will play at select checkout locations to remind shoppers to contact local law enforcement to report suspicious activity.

Over the past five months, DHS has worked with its federal, state, local and private sector partners, as well as the Department of Justice, to expand the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign and Nationwide SAR Initiative to communities throughout the country—including the recent state-wide expansions of the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign across Minnesota and New Jersey. Partners include the Mall of America, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Amtrak, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, sports and general aviation industries, and state and local fusion centers across the country.

In the coming months, the Department will continue to expand the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign nationally with public education materials and outreach tools designed to help America’s businesses, communities and citizens remain vigilant and play an active role in keeping the county safe.


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To: RandysRight

Nappy wouldn’t dare make this “partnership” offer to FOX News Channel. She’s a fraud.


21 posted on 12/06/2010 11:17:34 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Sittin' in da back of da bus since January 2009.)
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To: RandysRight

Hey, Janet, the place is crawling with crimaliens!


22 posted on 12/06/2010 11:18:39 AM PST by MIchaelTArchangel (Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
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To: RandysRight

How many people (including 100 John Doe’s) were sued because they reported something suspicious on an airplane?


23 posted on 12/06/2010 11:19:27 AM PST by ReverendJames (Only a lawyer and a painter can change black to white)
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To: RandysRight

Of Course, this makes sense.....this is after all the place where you find all the right wing terrorists/sarc


24 posted on 12/06/2010 11:19:45 AM PST by dila813
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To: GeronL

>>If you see an illegal alien, report them.... heh<<

That’s where I was going with this as well. If I see shoplifting, I’ll report it. If I see someone pull a gun, I’ll report it. If I see a fist fight, I’ll report it.

But I don’t tell people how to raise their kids.

I was in the old SouthCenter mall yesterday and there was this little mexican kid (looked about 2 or 3) playing in the middle of the common area with no apparent parent around. My wife and I looked around for about a minute and could not find anyone that appeared to be with him, so I walked up and asked him where his mommy was. Just as I did, a mexican guy came up (he had not been around and must have been backtracking, looking for his son) and picked him up by the arms, just below the shoulder. He then proceeded to shake the boy and sternly say something about staying with his parents.

We didn’t approve, but there is absolutely no friggin way we would report that sort of thing. Now, if the father had pulled out a knife or gun, or cold cocked the kid, that would have been different.

My bar is pretty low before I will challenge a parent’s freedom to rear their kids as they see fit and actually get the government involved.


25 posted on 12/06/2010 11:20:40 AM PST by RobRoy (The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: RandysRight

Yeah, WalMart shoppers are going to report suspicious activities, like SOME of them buying guns.


26 posted on 12/06/2010 11:20:54 AM PST by supremedoctrine (Come closer. I want to get a better look at you.)
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To: RandysRight

Big Sis must know something with all those home-grown terrorists hanging out at Wally World.


27 posted on 12/06/2010 11:21:30 AM PST by OCCASparky (Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
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To: RandysRight

Big Sis and her boss are watching us . . . so they can destroy America.

28 posted on 12/06/2010 11:22:48 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: RandysRight

I see a bunch of people struggling to feed their families thanks to the ill-conceived policies of the inexperienced, arrogant man in The White House.

I’d really rather our government not encourage all of us to spy on one another. It’s bad enough that they teach it to the chillen in publikk shkoolz.


29 posted on 12/06/2010 11:23:41 AM PST by FourPeas (From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Ja 3:10)
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To: Pollster1

Wally World is a safe haven for non US citizens


30 posted on 12/06/2010 11:24:14 AM PST by RandysRight
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To: RobRoy

That doesn’t sound like it warranted federal involvement


31 posted on 12/06/2010 11:24:38 AM PST by GeronL
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To: RandysRight

All she needs to do is check out peopleofwalmart.com


32 posted on 12/06/2010 11:26:02 AM PST by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: noexcuses

>Homeland security starts with hometown security

This administration really loves their snappy soundbites.<

Soon this little buzz phrase will be every bit as old as that tired Wall Street/Main Street bit they always use.


33 posted on 12/06/2010 11:26:17 AM PST by Califreak (November 2008 proved that Idiocracy isn't just a movie anymore)
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To: RandysRight

Conditioning the American People to rat on their Neighbors under the guise of ‘security’ — how Soviet of the administration....


34 posted on 12/06/2010 11:28:18 AM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: RandysRight

I read this as “we have no frigging idea so please help us out”. No matter how hard we try we can’t find any terrorists, illegal aliens, or tax cheats among us.

If you see incompetence, say something!


35 posted on 12/06/2010 11:30:09 AM PST by shoff (Cuomo is going to change the NY state motto from Excelsior to elixir (cause we bought it)
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To: commish

Hey, it’s a post-9/11 world. Let’s Roll!


36 posted on 12/06/2010 11:30:45 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: RandysRight

reminds me of Young Guns clip @2:10ish


37 posted on 12/06/2010 11:37:44 AM PST by sappy (criminalibs)
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To: dila813

I see something, where do I go to report what I see. Do I go to the secret undercover agent conducting a cleanup in isle 3, or the non-English speaking(wink,wink)shelf stacker in the auto isle. I suppose I won’t need any proof, it’s the severity of the charge after all


38 posted on 12/06/2010 11:38:08 AM PST by shadeaud ("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin B)
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To: biggredd1

That took all of 4 replies. Freepers are just too sharp!


39 posted on 12/06/2010 11:38:12 AM PST by BenKenobi (DonÂ’t worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.)
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To: sappy

@2:10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SREed7TT5_s&feature=fvsr


40 posted on 12/06/2010 11:39:48 AM PST by sappy (criminalibs)
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