Anyone else notice this?

#1 Sargatanus

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Posted 30 June 2002 - 11:43 PM

Commercials all over the Minnesota media have been lambasting viewers and listeners with the message that there will be a huge increase in police presence. The reason given is to crack down on drunk drivers during the 4th of July weekend. Coincidently, America™ is on a code yellow national alert in seeming anticipation of terrorist activity. It's a little odd considering that this sort of police surge has never been blasted all over the media like this before. I have a sinking feeling that the federal government knows about something, and a nation-wide crack down on "drunk drivers" would certainly point in that direction. I'd be interested to know if there are any similar message being announced in any other states. Any non-Minnesotan American residents seeing anything similar?

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#2 forge

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Posted 01 July 2002 - 12:09 AM

Just the usual "Report Drunk Drivers" signage that goes up around holidays...and the giant barriers being put up around the federal court house and such...and the blockades around the Mall as well...

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#3 Fleet Admiral Darkk

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Posted 01 July 2002 - 12:11 AM

I have seen nothing of that nature.

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#4 Ex Nihilo

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Posted 01 July 2002 - 12:24 AM

Well, I am not going to say whether I think a terrorism attack is going to happen. The biggest factor will be whether ashcroft thinks america is frightened enough, and the Justice Department or Tom Ridge decides to give you a little shakeup, maybe some anthrax or a small-scale shopping department bomb.

But then again, I'm only assuming that they would do what I would logically do in their position Posted Image

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#5 Mag Steelglass

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Posted 01 July 2002 - 03:40 PM

I've seen no such thing, although I rarely watch TV or listen to the radio or that sort of thing. I could easily see a terrorist event on the 4th of July, however, although that doesn't mean I'm betting on one.

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Posted 13 July 2002 - 10:03 AM

Nope, no terrorism on the 4th.

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#7 Patrick

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Posted 13 July 2002 - 05:35 PM

The shooting at that El Al counter in some US airport?

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Posted 15 July 2002 - 01:56 AM

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The shooting at that El Al counter in some US airport?

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Posted 15 July 2002 - 10:56 AM

What! <Panics> Terrorists! The 4th! <Gets out shotgun, goes into bunker, waits....>
..............<looks at watch> Oh... nevermind. :-D

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Posted 15 July 2002 - 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by Hamster:
Nope, no terrorism on the 4th.

Well, someone seems to have vandalized my book...

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Posted 15 July 2002 - 11:57 PM

Luckily nothing happened.

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