tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post2443719301021100090..comments2023-05-30T04:41:22.725-05:00Comments on Between Two Rivers: Nationwide Amtrak terrorist trainingstrandediniowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-68242293105411545722010-10-06T22:36:25.008-05:002010-10-06T22:36:25.008-05:00That should have read "should NOT be using or...That should have read "should NOT be using ordinary citizens."strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-53435574593727347902010-10-06T09:16:07.874-05:002010-10-06T09:16:07.874-05:00I do agree, announcements are stupid and the exerc...I do agree, announcements are stupid and the exercises should be using ordinary citizens.<br /><br />The article mentions automatic weapons (journalists get confused, so add grain of salt) and my concern is using ordinary citizen travelers who want nothing more than to get to grandma's house in Boise. An accidental discharge? Panic attacks? They can't get too serious in training because of the recruited "volunteers" and training suffers.<br /><br />Also, if they do this often enough, people get slack and would think the real thing is another "exercise"... oops.<br /><br />Are we now like unnamed "extras" on the movie set?<br /><br />I wonder what my dad would've thought about this.strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-70193893654590264212010-10-06T07:24:01.369-05:002010-10-06T07:24:01.369-05:00There are some real problems with that announcemen...There are some real problems with that announcement, considering that we really do have terrorists looking for opportunities in this country. My game warden buddies always kept their inspection days secret so that serious violaters would not know which weeks the wardens were cleaning trucks, pressing dress uniforms, and etc. It sounds like the people in charge have no real world experience in the activities they are supervising.David aka True Blue Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.com