Some police are very good with the elderly or people with medical problems. Others are d-heads.

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I don't really want them to be good with medical problems. Because, they can never be good enough to render a judgement is such cases.

They should be polite, and considerate, but above all vigilante. Remember, they are made aware of threats to which we are not privy.

The proper course of action here I think, would be to advise people who have undergone such tests to forgo intentional travel for a few days.

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

"Sometimes, the source of the beautiful dawning light that drives back the darkness, is your house burning"

Close our freedoms for a couple of paranoid cops?


decriminalize some of these drugs and put strict ---eye balls in the room/feet on the ground--regs on these gun shops that sell better weapons to drug lords than coos can afford.
And while you're at it pluck the NRA; they'll get over it.
Save lives and freedom.
You're welcome.

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As per the OP...

I'll take "paranoid cops" over "thousands dead due to a dirty bomb" any day when a radiation sensor goes off...That doesn't even make the cops paranoid...It makes them vigilant...

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Why are they paranoid? They have to deal with people who will kill to sell their wares.
How do I figure they are paranoid?
After he explained things they still acted like stinkers. Common sense goes out the window with paranoid reaction.

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Once again...From the OP...

If you don't feel that sets off major alarms, then I can't help ya...

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"You get the respect that you give" - cnredd

salty's dream:
"Officer, I just got out of the hospital for a thyroid condition where I got exposed to lots of radiation as part of the treatment. That's all you're picking up, no "dirty bomb" making materials here, just little old me and what's left of my thyroid."

"Go on through, son. We all know you've had a hard day already, so we won't bother you any more."

Then reality rears it's ugly head:
"Today a "dirty bomb was detonated in the heart of Los Angeles. Immediate deaths are in the hundreds, but officials estimate that the long term effects will result in thousands of deaths from radiation poisoning and cancer. Early reports indicate that the bomber had recently entered the country and was detained for less than two minutes after giving the excuse that he had recently received radiation treatment for a thyroid condition. causing a radiation detector to be triggered. BP officials have reported that the agent responsible was trying to be compassionate and allowed the man through due to his self-reported medical condition."

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Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold

when did i become your son? scary thought

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