Feds Teach Firefighters to Spot Terrorists, ACLU Not Happy….
ACLU scum springing to the defense of terrorists as always…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Firefighters in major cities are being trained to take on a new role as lookouts for terrorism, raising concerns of eroding their standing as American icons and infringing on people’s privacy.
Unlike police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel don’t need warrants to access hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings each year, putting them in a position to spot behavior that could indicate terrorist activity or planning.
But there are fears that they could lose the faith of a skeptical public by becoming the eyes of the government, looking for suspicious items such as building blueprints or bomb-making manuals or materials.
The American Civil Liberties Union says using firefighters to gather intelligence is another step in that direction. Mike German, a former FBI agent who is now national security policy counsel to the ACLU, said the concept is dangerously close to the Bush administration’s 2002 proposal to have workers with access to private homes — such as postal carriers and telephone repairmen — report suspicious behavior to the FBI.
"Americans universally abhorred that idea," German said. (we do?- ed.)
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Posted by WeaselZipper on November 25, 2007 8:37 pm
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This is typical ACLU paranoia feeding to fight efforts to fight terrorism. Thanks for posting.
One would hope that anyone who sees something suspicious would alert the authorities. Of course, the ACLU doesn’t see it that way. I am reminded of the rapper that said he wouldn’t rat out a terrorist, even if he lived next door. It would conflict with his “don’t snitch” philosophy. Disgraceful.
I’m shocked that you guys are for this. Let me guess, you are also in favor of allowing the Boston Police to search homes without a warrant for firearms.
Please, Stop calling yourselfs Conservatives. Why don’t you just put a big picture of FDR, and “Unlce” Joe Stalin on your web site. Because this is what they did.
Hi, I’m Ron..I’m a conservative.Who are you again?
I think ‘regularron’s real name is ‘clueless joe.’
Otter, nothing clueless about me. Just someone who sees every increase in Federal Power under the banner of the “war on terror” as scary.