[ RadSafe ] " Technology to detect radiation has progressed "

[Steven Dapra]

At 03:14 PM 8/22/07 +1000, ROGERS, Brent wrote:
>Steven
>
>You said:
>
>"I consider your question about being prepared for contingencies to
>be so hypothetical that it does not warrant serious consideration"
>
>I take your point.  One cannot discuss contingencies without considering
>hypotheticals.  Fair enough. But since you publicly disparaged the very
>people who ARE responsible for considering those hypotheticals, I mistakenly
>presumed that you had indeed given the matter serious consideration.  My
>mistake.

         I believe I have given the matter serious consideration.  That is 
why I said we can not prepare for every contingency.  Any criminal can 
think up crimes faster than an honest person can devise ways of protecting 
himself from the criminal.


>As for being unaware of the Atlanta Olympic bombing, it was a major event
>that received massive world-wide media coverage.  I don't know how you
>missed it.  One of the responding security guards was initially blamed and
>was really demonized by the GBI.  Apparently, he had applied to be a cop,
>didn't get the job, so he must have been 'disgruntled'.  As it turned out,
>he was the wrong guy, the GBI looked ridiculous and I believe he sued them
>for defamation, or perhaps it he received a settlement.  Finally, the bomber
>was apprehended by an off-duty cop in North Carolina about 5 years ago,
>(with much world-wide media fanfare) after living in the woods since 1996.
>The cop saw him dumpster-diving for food, and decided to ask a few
>questions.  None of this rings a bell?  Caught you totally unaware?

         Honestly . . . . .

         Re-read my message.   The germane portion is below.  I said I had 
never heard of the Little League World Series.

         You may have your wires crossed on another point.  As I recall, 
the man who was caught while dumpster diving was that so-called pro-lifer 
who shot one or two people who were connected with an abortion clinic.  One 
or both of the victims was killed, and the killer hid out in the woods for 
five years.  I emphasize that I could stand to be corrected on this.  It's 
been a few years since the killer/dumpster-diver was apprehended, and I did 
not follow the case closely.

Steven Dapra


>Brent Rogers
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steven Dapra [mailto:sjd at swcp.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, 22 August 2007 11:03 AM
>To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] " Technology to detect radiation has progressed "
>
>Aug. 21
>
>         [edit]
>
>          In an attempt to answer your question about being prepared for
>contingencies, first, the Atlanta Olympics is a vastly larger event that
>the Little League World Series.  I did not know the latter event existed
>until a few days ago when it popped up on RADSAFE.  Terrorist attacks are
>more than likely going to be carried out at large and well-known events.

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