How much information should be revealed to the public regarding potential terrorist attacks??

Discuss.

I promise, I won't ask that this thread be pulled.

Re: How much information should be revealed to the public regarding potential terrorist attacks??

Good question
I think it depends on the validity of the threat

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as much as necessary. if the media knows where and when, we should be made aware and carry on as we see fit

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I feel as the public and we all have the potential of being harmed, we should know as much as either the Govt. chooses to tell us.

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I think that anything from a reliable source should be made public. Let us decide if we think its serious or not. I think anonymous threats should be investigated thoroughly, but not necessarily publicized.

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I am sure there are threats of all kinds reported all the time....And if all of them were announced it would cause complete chaos and fear.

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i think they get plenty of false threats and research each one. i know a lot of though goes into what get released and what doesn't

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Repost from shellys- what happened to thread post-

Considering what happened on 9/11 I am glad they are telling us- Its not to make us scared, it to make us aware of whats going on right around us under our noses!

I know for myself when Im in the city, its hustle and bustle and sometimes I couldnt even tell you what the person right next to me looked like!

So for the mayor to tell us what they know NOW- considering they knew for 2 days befores saying anything is a great thing! Even before 9/11- in when was it 93 the world trade bombing? It should have started THEN to AWARE us, not now!

Like Bloomberg said- "Its a very scary world we live in today"

Re: How much information should be revealed to the public regarding potential terrorist attacks??

And I quote Kathy" I think its better to choose NOT to know about things then to NOT have the option of choosing."

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It depends. Something like this that is kinda generic and they don't seem to know who specifically they are looking for should be revealed so we can all help keep an eye out.

I remember last year that they were grounding specific flights in London b/c they had very specific intelligence that a particular person was going to get on the plane and hijack or bomb it or something and the media got wind of it and announced it hours before the flight so the guy just didn't show up at Heathrow. That's stupid IMO. I'd rather be inconvenienced when I get to the airport if they can get the guy.

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for everyone who would want to know...what would u do witht he information? would it change anything for you?

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Re: How much information should be revealed to the public regarding potential terrorist attacks??

What I was trying to say was that instead of having a really strong chance of getting this guy, he just faded away and now who knows where he is and what he's planning.


This is the sad reality. Thank God he didn't get on that plane...some lives were saved.

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Posted by LadyLainez
This is why I choose not to know too much.

Message edited 10/7/2005 12:12:19 PM.

Re: How much information should be revealed to the public regarding potential terrorist attacks??

I think it's good to release semi-specific information more to remind us what we are facing and can become complacent about. I would hate to see widespread panic but I would hate to see people hurt when it could be prevented even more.

But to say the subway system is a target is really vague. First, it's always been a target. Second, it's too big to effectively secure. Third, it is the only means of transportation for too many people to shut it down or to find alternatives.

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While we're talking about it - I have a vent about the LIRR.

I'm on it every day - and 99.9% of the time since 9/11 there is ZERO security visable on the trains. It's insane!

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I am actually more scared about that. I am moving out to LI from Manhattan from Nov- April- and I am more scared about danger on the LIRR and Penn Station than I am about getting to my office in Times Square every day from the UPper West Side. I'll be happy when I am back in the city.

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I have mixed feelings...I would like to know but I am afraid of the mass hysteria it can cause. I think there is some sort of saying...and individual is smart, a group is ignorant.

I believe that not just as Americans but as Human Beings, we have a right to know if our lives are in danger....the US governemnt requires warnings to be on Ciggerette Labels...so if there is a possibility that there will be terriost attack we deserved to be warned.


but on the flip side....I'm afraid of what other people may do with that Knowledge. I figure some people would try to flee...while others will stay behind to attempt to guard their belongings...and others will loot and cause choas.

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Re: How much information should be revealed to the public regarding potential terrorist attacks??

I just function under the assumption that there is a viable terrorist threat every day. If I see a package, I tell the MTA cop or security guard but I come to work every day because that's just what you do. The top government security experts (vagueness bc I can't remember who it was some one in the FBI) state that New York will get hit within the next 10 years. I can't sit at home waiting nor am I willing to move at this time. So in the meantime, we work.

I liked the idea of the mayor telling the public what he would tell his daughters. It's not like the people that know about it dont' tell their friends - it's just a matter of waiting for it to hit the media.

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