According to this, I might be a terrorist.

jumpy · 08-11-10, 01:09 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10929203

Lets see now..

I don't talk to my neighbours much/keep myself to myself.... check

I pay with cash at the corner shop never use card (so it doesn't get scammed).... check

I keep my front curtains closed most of the time (because I don't want everyone looking into my front room when they walk past the window).... check

Together it all adds up to... teh suzpishonz!11!!omg!

Should I report myself?

haha, I know this ad was removed, but it still made me laugh, of all the things that could be put together to make a bigger picture to describe a potential terrorist, the most ordinary would condemn half the single male population of britain lol, but I guess that's how they 'blend in' by being just like everyone else! Not that this promotes a culture of suspicion and fear, not at all.
Just as well I'm not a brazillian electrician... phew! that could have been a close call

Do any of you guys elsewhere in the world have something similar to share?

Raptor1 · 08-11-10, 01:12 PM

Good God, I'm a terrorist! Oh, wait, that's old news already...

Wolfehunter · 08-11-10, 02:01 PM

Ooops same here. Damn, so if a private person = Terrorist then there are a lot of us out there aren't there..

08-11-10, 02:09 PM

I miss on the credit card issue. But my front shades are closed because I live in the northern hemisphere and have a south-east exposure. I call it saving energy.

I speak with my neighbors as needed. At least weekly.

Raptor1 · 08-11-10, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Ooops same here. Damn, so if a private person = Terrorist then there are a lot of us out there aren't there..

Exactly. When the revolution comes, we shall number tens of millions!

UnderseaLcpl · 08-11-10, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

Should I report myself?

No, no of course not. My advice would be to just go about your business as usual. Kick back, stay at home for a couple of hours. Chat with us. Here on subsim I mean.

Hey, speaking of this crazy stuff, have you ever seen those Anarchists' CookBooks? Any thoughts on those, friends?

STEED · 08-11-10, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

Lets see now..

I don't talk to my neighbours much/keep myself to myself.... check

I pay with cash at the corner shop never use card (so it doesn't get scammed).... check

I keep my front curtains closed most of the time (because I don't want everyone looking into my front room when they walk past the window).... check

Together it all adds up to... teh suzpishonz!11!!omg!

Should I report myself?

Well I'm off to my local police station to report myself, may bump in to jumpy.

jumpy · 08-11-10, 02:32 PM

oooh, the eyes on this one are just creepy

be sure to check that overt eye contact why don't you, notice everything else is out of focus except the face, which in turn draws you to the unblinking eyes?
Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around the eyes, you're under!

STEED · 08-11-10, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

oooh, the eyes on this one are just creepy

Dose this mean I can report my neighbor's cooking as suspect? I mean the smell that comes from there kitchen is dodgy well dodgy.

TLAM Strike · 08-11-10, 04:02 PM

Yep I qualify! But you all probably figured that already...

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Hey, speaking of this crazy stuff, have you ever seen those Anarchists' CookBooks? Any thoughts on those, friends?

Some stuff is just idiotic or out dated. (Phone boxes? Really? How many payphones are out there you can get a free call off of.)

Most of the chemical and explosives stuff is useful.

UnderseaLcpl · 08-11-10, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Some stuff is just idiotic or out dated. (Phone boxes? Really? How many payphones are out there you can get a free call off of.)

Most of the chemical and explosives stuff is useful.

Do go on........

krashkart · 08-11-10, 06:23 PM

Pretty much every place in this neighborhood has the shades drawn shut. I must be living in a terrorist camp!

Platapus · 08-11-10, 06:45 PM

The Association of Chief Police Officers are making a common mistake in inference analysis.

Those items they mentioned may be indicators supporting the hypothesis that this person is a terrorist, but they are not diagnostic indicators. Indicators that are not diagnostic do not reduce the uncertainty of the hypothesis states.

I am getting final approval for my dissertation which will be focused on inference analysis concerning terrorism. I should reference this article as an example of how not to do it.

08-11-10, 01:09 PM	#1
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	According to this, I might be a terrorist. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10929203 Lets see now.. I don't talk to my neighbours much/keep myself to myself.... check I pay with cash at the corner shop never use card (so it doesn't get scammed).... check I keep my front curtains closed most of the time (because I don't want everyone looking into my front room when they walk past the window).... check Together it all adds up to... teh suzpishonz!11!!omg! Should I report myself? haha, I know this ad was removed, but it still made me laugh, of all the things that could be put together to make a bigger picture to describe a potential terrorist, the most ordinary would condemn half the single male population of britain lol, but I guess that's how they 'blend in' by being just like everyone else! Not that this promotes a culture of suspicion and fear, not at all. Just as well I'm not a brazillian electrician... phew! that could have been a close call Do any of you guys elsewhere in the world have something similar to share? __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

08-11-10, 01:12 PM	#2
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Good God, I'm a terrorist! Oh, wait, that's old news already... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

08-11-10, 02:01 PM	#3
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Ooops same here. Damn, so if a private person = Terrorist then there are a lot of us out there aren't there.. __________________

08-11-10, 02:32 PM	#8
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	oooh, the eyes on this one are just creepy be sure to check that overt eye contact why don't you, notice everything else is out of focus except the face, which in turn draws you to the unblinking eyes? Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around the eyes, you're under! __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

08-11-10, 06:45 PM	#13
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Association of Chief Police Officers are making a common mistake in inference analysis. Those items they mentioned may be indicators supporting the hypothesis that this person is a terrorist, but they are not diagnostic indicators. Indicators that are not diagnostic do not reduce the uncertainty of the hypothesis states. I am getting final approval for my dissertation which will be focused on inference analysis concerning terrorism. I should reference this article as an example of how not to do it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-11-10, 02:09 PM	#4
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I miss on the credit card issue. But my front shades are closed because I live in the northern hemisphere and have a south-east exposure. I call it saving energy. I speak with my neighbors as needed. At least weekly.

08-11-10, 06:23 PM	#12
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Pretty much every place in this neighborhood has the shades drawn shut. I must be living in a terrorist camp!

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