
This is a new campaign by the Metropoliton Police to clamp down on suspect terroist-like people parading around the streets of London and such taking photographs of security cameras and also people who have more than one phone, becuase don’t you know terrorists need to constantly stay in communication with each other, um wait wouldn’t the fact that they’d be wearing a turban give it away, but wouldn’t a terrorist be wearing sandals, robe and a dish-dash? What about business men in pinstripe suits and ties who have more than one phone but appear legit?
It seems to me like the UK is heading down the same fear factor road that the U.S. went a few years back, nothing like a good aul dose of FEAR and DEATH and BOMBING to make you wanna shop some innocent multi-phone carrying photographer. (what if they were taking a photo WITH their phone eh!)
Transcript from their recent radio spot to promote people’s awareness;
Female Voice over:
How d’you tell the difference between someone just video-ing crowded place and someone who’s checking it out for a terrorist attack?
How can you tell if someone’s buying unusual quantities of stuff for a good reason or if they’re planning to make a bomb?
What’s the difference between someone just hanging around and someone behaving suspiciously?
How can you tell if they’re a normal everyday person, or a terrorist?
Male voice over:
The answer is, you don’t have to.
If you call the confidential Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321, the specialist officers you speak to will analyse the information. They’ll decide if and how to follow it up.
Ben wonders: How much Cilit Bang would it REALLY take to actually construct some sort of bomb device…
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