To: JustaCowgirl
Well, that's good to know. If there are suicide bombers in a crowded place, the first priority will be to convince the media and public that terrorism is not a factor.
2 posted on
10/11/2005 6:52:50 AM PDT by
milemark
(Proud to be an infidel.)
To: milemark
If there are suicide bombers in a crowded place, the first priority will be to convince the media and public that terrorism is not a factor.Well... if it is still a very crowded place (as the OU football stadium was), are you suggesting that authorities should release a statement that could set off a panic and possible stampede?
To: milemark
Chief, it's all psychological, anyway. You yell 'Barracuda' and everyone says 'huh?'. You yell 'Shark' and we've got a panic on our hands. I think we all agree we don't need a panic this close to the 4th of July... Mayor Vaughn, JAWS
8 posted on
10/11/2005 8:16:49 AM PDT by
Hatteras
To: milemark
There is no way to know that. Making such a determination so quickly was based on handling the public perception not the safety of the public. JMO
A real case of CYA.
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