A package addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano began to fizzle and emit smoke Friday. The incident is believed to be connected to two others which occurred in Maryland on Thursday. It is reported that the packages were sent by a person evidently upset over road signs that say, “Report Suspicious Activity” and give a 1-800 tip line. The signs were a part of nationwide program called “See something, Say something” launched by Napolitano back in July. It is reported that the message that came with the smoking package read “Report suspicious activity! Total Bull—-! You have created a self fulfilling prophecy.”
Does anybody else find this whole thing a little strange? The reporting of the story seems to be trying to slant the mind towards terrorists in the form of Al Qaida, while the message left by the person who mailed the packages would seem to indicate someone more domestic protesting the perceived police state. The statement, “self fulfilling prophecy” seems to indicate that terrorists will be created simply by others identifying them as suspicious, which leads us down the road to what rates as suspicious? Maybe just being different is suspicious. But then, different from what or who?
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