Re: Who needs terrorists? We can cause terror all by ourselves...

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>]

> From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:41:18 GMT
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] Who needs terrorists? We can cause terror all by 
ourselves...
> Thanks to Bruce Schneier, who reminds us of it.
>
> I'm not sure whether this is alarming, hilarious, or both (or neither).

*AND* the "authorities" went on to say "... that the guy did nothing
illegal."

> [snip]
>
> A worker at a Downtown building who was using a pellet gun with a scope to 
scare pigeons prompted a massive police response that led to the shutdown of 
several blocks this afternoon.
> Dozens of motorcycle and special response officers responded to the area.
>
> The Fort Pitt Tunnels inbound were shut down temporarily.
>
> The Port Authority was forced to reroute buses around the area.
>
> People in some buildings were told to stay inside while those in others were 
evacuated.
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://www.postgazette.com/pg/06081/674773.stm
>
> - ferg
>
>
> --
> "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
>  Engineering Architecture for the Internet
>  fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
>  ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/
>
>
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