Author Topic: Let's talk about the new Homeland Security color coding threat level bar (Read 895 times)

Mighty1 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2002, 09:50:58 AM »

Don't know if it will work or not but they had to do something to try and calm the masses.

I'm not sure anything they do will be effective. I mean how do you warn the people without warning the bad guys?

Swoop · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2002, 09:51:27 AM »

In Britain we have 3 levels:

1) Dont know about it.

2) Dont give a crap about it.

3) What was that loud bang?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2002, 10:14:31 AM »

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Originally posted by Swoop
In Britain we have 3 levels:

1) Dont know about it.

2) Dont give a crap about it.

3) What was that loud bang?

LOL! So after #3, you just continue back at the beginning then?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2002, 10:42:04 AM »

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Originally posted by Mighty1
Don't know if it will work or not but they had to do something to try and calm the masses.

Again, I think money would be best spent to calm the masses by actually doing something about tightening up the borders or Re-vamping the INS.

Fatty · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2002, 11:01:41 AM »

I'm not particularly impressed, mostly because I could care less. I don't have a problem with their being able to rate threats when giving warnings though. Why exactly is that a problem, even if they don't end up using it most of the time?

Sandman · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2002, 11:57:49 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort

Again, I think money would be best spent to calm the masses by actually doing something about tightening up the borders or Re-vamping the INS.

So... the school wasn't notified of the change in a timely fashion and the information was still in the pipeline six months after Atta and Al-Shehhi died during the attacks.

Sounds like a bureaucratic problem to me.

Not sure how this would have changed anything. AFAIK, Atta was not identified as a known terrorist. He didn't fit the "profile" until after the attacks. This is the reason to be spooked. There are probably dozens (if not hundreds) of people in this country who have no terrorist record but are working against the U.S. So... how do we screen them out? Racial profiling? How about religious profiling?

Boys and girls, freedom comes at a price. The price is living amongst people that just might be plotting to hurt you. You want to be safe? Move somewhere else. Given the choice between freedom and security, I'll take the former.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:01:32 PM »

Aye, Sandman, I'll take freedom too.

miko2d · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:07:28 PM »

You guys are so gullible...

miko

Ripsnort · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:11:14 PM »

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Originally posted by miko2d
You guys are so gullible.

miko

True, I once voted for Anderson, a 3rd party candidate, in 1980.

miko2d · « **Reply #24 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:20:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort

miko: You guys are so gullible.

True, I once voted for Anderson, a 3rd party candidate, in 1980.

Since you've brought it up, I voted for Ross Perot once.

I could have sworn there was request to elaborate before I hit "refresh" button... Rip, did you by any chance edit this post? I do not see "Last edited by..." line in my browser. Am I going crazy or what?

miko

Ripsnort · « **Reply #25 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:22:28 PM »

I started to type out "Elaborate" best desribes me..complicated, you know?

Jebo44 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:46:46 PM »

This is for terrorist activity threats??? Looks more like a Smokey the Bear sign outside of Lincoln National Park that tells you whether or not to start a camp fire.

And this will not be available to the general public??? I know if the stuff is going to hit the fan then you are gonna be where you are, but no warning to the public at all??? That makes no sense.

P.S.

Ridges office is a cover!!! I could be killed for telling you people this ....BUT THE PUBLIC MUST KNOW!!!!! The "Office of Homeland Security" is a front for ............................. ........................ the "Omega Sector" {Now hiring MIB personnel} I must go now ..... remember what you have been told. Get away from me you govbot. Agent Tasker get away!!!!!!!!

easymo · « **Reply #27 on:** March 13, 2002, 12:52:09 PM »

We had 2 colors in the Army. Sarge would tell us when it was yellow. And the VC would let us know when it was red. Worked OK

Hawg · « **Reply #28 on:** March 13, 2002, 04:51:22 PM »

DDDDDDDDDDDDUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM MMMMMMMBBBBBBBBB
Only thing I can come up with.

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #29 on:** March 13, 2002, 05:00:39 PM »

So, how does it work?

I mean, are certain colors a certain attack? Or are they going to just place us on medium to high alert for the next several years?

And how does it get to the people? Is it on the morning news where they have some n00b editorialist fresh from journalism school come onto camera with a big dumb grin on their face and read off "Today we are under a Fuschia warning"?

And is it based by locale or is it simply a nationwide thing?

If it's nationwide, it's between useless and completely worthless. If it's based on locale, then it's a little better.... but still not much because I'm on perma-high-alert anyway. Telling me what the color of the day warning is don't help me much.
-SW