Has terror grabbed hold? [Archive]

Joe Wagner

02-12-2003, 04:00 PM

I don't think that we should be fearful of an attack but I do think that we need to remain vigilant. The reason the government continues to give us these warnings is to keep us informed about the potential threats that are facing our nation - not to cause mass histeria. By informing us about the potentials for attack American citizens can be made more aware of the threats they are facing and act to inform law enforcement about areas where suspicious behavior has been spotted.

-Joe!

Patrick Bateman

02-12-2003, 04:10 PM

The government released that we (american citizens) should duct tape our windows, and prepare for a Terrorist attack within the week or month. Whether it be Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, or Radioactive, has this scared you?
WHAT?! No wonder I don't watch the news. That's scary. :(

jeffrey 228

02-12-2003, 04:16 PM

Too add on somthing with Yes, I belive we should take all precautions, I would like to add that I'm also cautioned like the cities Bremerton, Seattle and San Diego that may get attacked by these terrorests and that I have a very bad feeling about this war and all.

Beat

02-12-2003, 04:58 PM

Somewhat. Bush has had this time for a while, but with a case to make against Iraq, he's now busting it out. This may work.

I've noticed that Osama says the same things over and over again. This could be from any time.

Zach Logan

02-12-2003, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by jeffrey 228
Too add on somthing with Yes, I belive we should take all precautions, I would like to add that I'm also cautioned like the cities Bremerton, Seattle and San Diego that may get attacked by these terrorests and that I have a very bad feeling about this war and all.

Dont forget about Washinton DC, New York (near me), Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas/Houston

They could pretty much hit anywhere with people...

Jade_GL

02-12-2003, 05:13 PM

No, I'm not nervous at all.

Maybe if I lived in an area in America that was more populated, or more symbolic, I would be inclined to take more precautions. However, I live in the middle of Maine, and I doubt highly any terrorist would attack Maine.

I know I would be more worried if I lived in New York, Washington DC, even Boston, but seeing as I live in a small town with virtually no large cities near it, I am not worried.

I am worried only for others, but not at all for myself.

But this has changed many times, and nothing has come of it. I almost think that at this time, it's like crying wolf. Maybe the government is stopping things before they start, but it is still interesting that with all the changes in the threat levels, nothing has really happened. I understand though that that may just be the nature of warnings and trying to pinpoint something that may just be rumors, or may be facts.

TimTwoFace

02-12-2003, 05:28 PM

I don't live in the US so I'm not scared. Then again, even if I were living Stateside, I still wouldn't be scared. Things of such a grande, devastating scale like Sept. 11 happen once in a lifetime, it seems; it's more probable that I'll be in a car accident or something. It's not good to live your life in fear, and I refuse to be.

That doesn't mean I don't want precautions taken. I do. But to be honest, I'm not overly concerned with the Iraq situation in the sense that I'm fearing for my life or anything.

-Tim

Stardust

02-12-2003, 05:28 PM

I live in DC, I'm not nervous. It doesn't really bother me at all, I have to go on with my life not being all paranoid about the poison that Al-Queda might unleash on us.

The US is on high alert to cover themselves if anything does happen. And many times the media doesn't have the information right, or just playing up to hype to scare the citizens.

Unless the government start handing out MOPP gear, then I'm not gonna worry about it.

James

02-12-2003, 06:12 PM

We've had an alert status at a London airport. One thing the British have learned from the problems and terrorism from the Irish problem (and the same goes for the good people from the Republic of Ireland too) is that to fear terrorism is to let them win. You go out and do what you've got to do and hope for the best.

I have to take a flight out in the next few months. You've just got to hold tight and do what you would have done and refuse to let these people ruin your life.

As soon as you let terrorism rule your lives, that day becomes victory for the aggressors. If they don't have to lift a finger and you live in fear - they are laughing.

Galaxia

02-12-2003, 06:26 PM

I live in NY - I'm kinda nervous, but I'm not exactly banging down the door at the hardware store and buying duct tape and plastic. That's just insane.

I was supposed to go to Katsucon with a friend this weekend, but my friend's mother was pretty jumpy about being in such close proximity to DC, so we're not going. I should have argued that whole "going on with your lives as normal" thing with her, but I wasn't going to waste my breath trying to, and she probably wouldn't listen to me anyway.

Besides, I have 2 Biology tests next week, and I want to kick some serious butt on those ;)

The reason the government continues to give us these warnings is to keep us informed about the potential threats that are facing our nation - not to cause mass histeria.

You're right, Joe - it's the media that's doing a fine job of causing mass hysteria rather than the government, I believe. :sheep:

Zach Logan

02-12-2003, 07:08 PM

Originally posted by SpikeJet143
I live in NY - I'm kinda nervous, but I'm not exactly banging down the door at the hardware store and buying duct tape and plastic. That's just insane.

I was supposed to go to Katsucon with a friend this weekend, but my friend's mother was pretty jumpy about being in such close proximity to DC, so we're not going. I should have argued that whole "going on with your lives as normal" thing with her, but I wasn't going to waste my breath trying to, and she probably wouldn't listen to me anyway.

Besides, I have 2 Biology tests next week, and I want to kick some serious butt on those ;)

You're right, Joe - it's the media that's doing a fine job of causing mass hysteria rather than the government, I believe. :sheep:

My mom's a little paranoid, she bought a wind up radio incase we had no batteries... a little crazy if u ask me

As for myself, im not TOO worried, i just hope i dont die, like everyone else. The News makes me a little worried, but i live my normal dreary life...

Do-Do

02-12-2003, 07:13 PM

I'm not worried. I wouldn't like it if there was a terrorist attack, but if there was, I know I personally wouldn't be affected. I live in a small town in northern Michigan.

Nightflower

02-12-2003, 08:25 PM

Going to NYC this Friday (hopefully), and not worried.... more worried that the airport security is going to mistake me for a terrorist or something. But I just have a fear of things going wrong when traveling. ^_^'

Moonbay

02-12-2003, 08:33 PM

Kinda nervous.... but not too stressed. I live in the San Diego area, and this weekend I'm heading to Las Vegas. So don't you dare attack just yet, terrorists!! ^________^ (hehe, j/k)

Weatherman

02-12-2003, 08:46 PM

I live right outside DC and I'll be going to Katsucon this weekend. To be honest, I'm not too woried, but I am kinda concerned that they felt the need to deploy anti-aircraft missles around D.C. If they suspect something liek that, why can't they just say what they're worried about, rather then strining us along with vague warnings about attacks "somewhere".

Clayface

02-12-2003, 09:54 PM

I'm with Stardust. I work just outside of DC (about a block from where the 9-11 terrorists used to work out), and live near Baltimore, and I'm not the least bit worried about it. There's always a risk, yes, but not enough to get me worried. A lot of this seems like media sensationalism to me.

TimTwoFace

02-13-2003, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by SpikeJet143
I live in NY - I'm kinda nervous, but I'm not exactly banging down the door at the hardware store and buying duct tape and plastic. That's just insane.

You're right, Joe - it's the media that's doing a fine job of causing mass hysteria rather than the government, I believe. :sheep:

Yeah, I'm watching the news right now for the first time today, and it's crazy. Block off one room in your house and tape it up with plastic? Please. It's good to be prepared, but to get hysterical like that? Man.

I have all these supplies stored at our house anyway, though - but that's in preparing for the big earthquake we're all waiting for, not for terrorist attacks.

-Tim

Bartak123

02-13-2003, 02:16 AM

Well it really doesn't matter...

I mean whats the scale...

biological weapon...the whole of North America could face extinction

Chemical weapons...a gust of wind is a bad thing

dirty nukes...lets not go there...

James

02-13-2003, 06:00 AM

I think it's unlikely. People seem to forget that all the weapons at the terrorist's disposal have been in possession for a long time. It's not suddenly they've aqquired these new means. Remain calm, remain vigilant and don't start scaring each other!

Originally posted by Bartak123
Well it really doesn't matter...

I mean whats the scale...

biological weapon...the whole of North America could face extinction

Chemical weapons...a gust of wind is a bad thing

dirty nukes...lets not go there...

Killtacular

02-13-2003, 07:46 AM

Supposedly we might be going into martial law soon. Like, within the next couple of days.

So make sure you're close to home, because you don't want to get stuck and confined in a city you don't live in.

The terrorists in question are Osama's gang, not Sadaam's, so I don't think we should expect any weapons of mass destruction. But I would expect some sort of dirty fighting, regardless. At least, hijacking planes for weapons is what I consider dirty.

Lucky Bob

02-13-2003, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by Nightflower
Going to NYC this Friday (hopefully), and not worried.... more worried that the airport security is going to mistake me for a terrorist or something. But I just have a fear of things going wrong when traveling. ^_^'

Yeah, I sometimes don't get it, either. When I was coming back from the States this last fall, I was searched three times, two of them being special cases. I guess that since all the 9/11 hijackers were young Middle Eastern men, they decided they'd check that "teenage hick from Alabama." :D

That said, though, I was traveling alone, and I had a one-way ticket, so....

Outlander00

02-13-2003, 09:27 AM

9/11 affected me in the worst way, since living down there for so many years and walking those streets and inside that building... But also, I know people who either were lost in the WTC or who have lost people. I was sick to my stomach when I returned to my college campus and not seeing tower 1 and 2 in the air.

However, I am a big believer of what does not kill you, makes you stronger and the US has withstand this act of agression. It has endured, but not without those people in our government taking advantage of the fear of the general public by these color coded threat meters... We should be the ones who control our own lives... No one else.

So, in a nutshell... Im only a little worried...

Going to NYC this Friday (hopefully), and not worried.... more worried that the airport security is going to mistake me for a terrorist or something. But I just have a fear of things going wrong when traveling. ^_^'

Ask for a lawyer if they want anything else taken off other than your shoes :p

Yeah, I sometimes don't get it, either. When I was coming back from the States this last fall, I was searched three times, two of them being special cases. I guess that since all the 9/11 hijackers were young Middle Eastern men, they decided they'd check that "teenage hick from Alabama."

well, you kind of look suspicious, luckybob :D j/k of course :)

SilverKnight

02-13-2003, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by Matt Wilson
Supposedly we might be going into martial law soon. Like, within the next couple of days.

So make sure you're close to home, because you don't want to get stuck and confined in a city you don't live in.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you need an act of congress and one hell of a good reason to go into martial law. That's no joke to be messing around with; martial law would be envoked if there was a physical battle going on within the borders of the US, which I don't see happening. Speaking of which, when was the last time Martial Law was ever used, if ever?

Killtacular

02-13-2003, 01:29 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you need an act of congress and one hell of a good reason to go into martial law.

The word is that not only have very reliable threats been released, but this weekend also marks the end of a very religious weekend for Osama and his groupies, as well as other evidence I'm sure is kept from the public eye. They fear that a terrorist strike is so imminent, and one they wouldn't be able to stop, that they want to keep people contained so things don't break out into panic.

I just wonder how martial law would work in today's society. Would they shut off internet providers? TV networks? If I were forced to live without either of those, it wouldn't feel like living at all. ;)

Killtacular

02-13-2003, 01:29 PM

I also can't remember the last time Martial Law was used, but I believe it was during one of the World Wars. Possibly earlier than that.

Beat

02-13-2003, 04:00 PM

The Civil War was the last major time it was used.

As for terrorism, we've actually been getting LESS threats this week than last week. Bush is trying to scare us into a war.

serenitymoon

02-13-2003, 08:26 PM

Yeah, I'm a little nervous about the whole thing, but I try not to think on it very much. I'm one of those people that if they start to worry about something, I make myself sick, so I try to watch the news as little as possible, only once a day and other than that keep it outta my mind. I look at it this way, I'm a college student and I am in no real position to do anything to prevent such an attack, so why worry about it a whole lot. If it's gonna happen, it will. What will be will be. My main focus on the whole thing is to keep stocked up on food and be prepaired for anything. Other than that, all I can do is pray.

Outlander00

02-13-2003, 08:37 PM

If the Bush administration ever decided to declare martial law, (and that, I feel, will never happen because of the ramifications that would face him in the end) I would rent a van and leave the country immediately to claim political asylum in Canada. Martial Law should never be used within our own borders, in todays society, for any reason... no matter the threat.

Patrick Bateman

02-13-2003, 11:26 PM

If the Bush administration ever decided to declare martial law, (and that, I feel, will never happen because of the ramifications that would face him in the end)
Since when does Bush look at the ramifications of anything?

TimTwoFace

02-14-2003, 01:47 AM

Originally posted by Outlander00
Martial Law should never be used within our own borders, in todays society, for any reason... no matter the threat.

I concurr. I can't find where in the thread this was first suggested, but I would certainly like to think that "civilized" society has a better way to deal with situations than something so rash.

-Tim

RockItShipper

02-14-2003, 01:42 PM

Look, bad things happen _without_ terrorists all the time....

You can't let just jerks intimidate you... Go where you will, rebuild the WTC to restore the old skyline, just don't shy away.

Elven Moon

02-14-2003, 03:11 PM

I'm not all that nervous at all, actually. I know that makes me sound weird, but, well, I'm not. I won't start panicking until they bring it up to red.

Zach Logan

02-14-2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by Elven Moon
I'm not all that nervous at all, actually. I know that makes me sound weird, but, well, I'm not. I won't start panicking until they bring it up to red.

Which they wont do because our government is acting more corrupt then usual...were stayin at Orange for a while...

Pilmedium

02-18-2003, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Gogeta
The government released that we (american citizens) should duct tape our windows, and prepare for a Terrorist attack within the week or month. Whether it be Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, or Radioactive, has this scared you?

I am not at all nervous. Besides, fearing them would be giving in. Threats are one thing; actually being directly influenced is another.