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[theweaselking]

Miami police announced Monday they will stage random shows of force at hotels, banks and other public places to keep terrorists guessing and remind people to be vigilant.

Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might, for example, surround a bank building, check the IDs of everyone going in and out and hand out leaflets about terror threats.

The operations will keep terrorists off guard, Fernandez said. He said al-Qaida and other terrorist groups plot attacks by putting places under surveillance and watching for flaws and patterns in security.

Both uniformed and plainclothes police will ride buses and trains, while others will conduct longer-term surveillance operations.

"People are definitely going to notice it," Fernandez said. "We want that shock. We want that awe. But at the same time, we don't want people to feel their rights are being threatened. We need them to be our eyes and ears."

Comments

[anivair.livejournal.com]

"We want to storm into a shopping market to the awe and dismay of hundreds, with our rock hard penises in hand. We'd really appreciate it if the people of Florida could extole on the virtues of our manhood while we oppress them. It gets us off."

[dungeoneer.livejournal.com]

"We need them to be our eyes and ears."

And if I hire a plumber to fix my pipes, I expect him to turn to me and say "You know, I think we should get a plumber to look at this."

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Anyone can be a traitor! Turn your family and friends in today for fabulous prizes!

[sivi-volk.livejournal.com]

This isn't satire, is it? Because otherwise it sounds like Miami's going to be this freaky police state thing.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

It's not satire.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Nice (if not scary) title...