Citizen Corps?

[Guest Frank Zappa Mask]

http://www.citizencorps.gov/

 

 

Yep, noisy neighbors and paranoid mailman protecting us all from the terrorist menace.......God Bless America.

[Guest Spicy McHaggis]

You have been inviting the "if you don't like it, get out" response for quite some time. Allow me:

 

If all these things about America piss you off so much, then leave.

[Guest Some Guy]

Frank, I don't see why you have a problem with it. It is a community effort to help prevent crime and terrorism. Community Policing has been effective where it's been used, I don't see why this won't be.

[Guest bob_barron]

I think it sounds like a good idea-

 

FZM- I'm moving to Canada, maybe you should join me.

[Guest Cancer Marney]

Community policing works against pathetic middle-aged men who try to kidnap children, or bored teens breaking windows and stealing radios. Community policing won't do a damn thing to deter psychotic paramilitary terrorist cells. The idea is ridiculous. It makes people feel as if they're doing something when they're not, and that's not only silly, it's dangerous.

[Guest Ripper]

Of course think of the fun when a Citizen Corps meeting group has a few too many beers while talking about how that Muhammed guy down the street is One of them Arabs and how they should protect thier community. Could get ugly.

[Guest LesnarLunatic]

Yep... vigilantism can't fail. *rolls eyes*

 

How much proof will be needed to arrest somebody with these Citizen mobs? Could somebody be thrown away for months at a time for a crime they didn't commit since some guy didn't like them or they felt suspicious.

 

I'm sure some people here will dismiss it as a coincidence that repressive Fascist and Communist regimes had the same sort of citizen spy systems. Since Bush such a great guy *smirk*

 

I don't like this idea. Just because others don't like the idea doesn't give you the authority to tell them to leave. I'm sure that if that "If you don't like it, leave" attitude was accepted in the past, the world would be alot different.

 

Bleh.. Dubya über alles. I don't like this at all.

[Guest DrTom]

"How much proof will be needed to arrest somebody with these Citizen mobs? Could somebody be thrown away for months at a time for a crime they didn't commit since some guy didn't like them or they felt suspicious."

 

I doubt it. I think this is a lousy idea, but I don't think a few old folks in a gated community somewhere are going to get people locked up for months on nothing charges. There's still due process to be considered. Besides, the types of folks nosy neighbors are likely to "identify" and turn in will probably have nothing to do with terrorism in the slightest.

[Guest J*ingus]

Just imagine the kind of crap that, say, a Hindu would have to put up with. ("He's one of those towel-heads, and he practices some foreign pagan religion! We've gotta take care of him!")

[Guest EricMM]

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/14/...6185141232.html

 

This is pretty much how I feel, and it's wrong and it's scary.

 

This may be intended to protect us, but it is also going against the original theories of the constitution. No leaders should be as strong as this!

[Guest hardyz1]

It's a shitty idea.

 

And that's that.

[Guest Invader3k]

I don't know that it's a horrible idea...in theory it sounds good, but so does communism. It just isn't going to work...people in this Citizen Corps are going to abuse their new found powers.

[Guest DrTom]

"It just isn't going to work...people in this Citizen Corps are going to abuse their new found powers."

 

I heard on the radio a few days ago that this aspect of the plan was being severely curtailed, apparently because a lot of people had huge problems with it. So fear not, your mailman will no longer implicate you as a terrorist for receiving three unmarked brown packages in the span of a week.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Is it really necessary to have a law telling people to look out for suspicious activity.

 

Like O'Reilly said the other day, just have Bush go on TV and ask people to be vigilant and report activity.