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RE: Missing Exit Signs
In a normal situation, I would agree. An emergency is not such a situation.
I feel (personnaly) that the media has certain responsibilities in times of
crisis. Ratings and "getting the scoop" should take a back-seat to ensuring
that correct information gets out (or does not get out) to the public so
that the maximum number of persons are protected.
In many cases, the media should sit on a story and wait for local government
to issue instructions. The juicy details can be discussed later in the
day....
I believe that Great Britan has a LAW on the books that allows the
government to help the media do the right thing in such circumstances.
I don't want to repress the media. They are vital to a free society. But,
they should always act for the greater good, and resisting the urge to dump
a story with little facts may not help the effort of local government to
protect people in the IMMEDIATE aftermath.
Again, my ramblings.
-Harry
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Harry Anagnostopoulos, CHP
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:51 AM
To: Flanigan, Floyd; Anagnostopoulos, Harry W.; John Jacobus; Jaro;
Radsafe
Subject: RE: Missing Exit Signs
I wonder if I would want the media to determine what
is news or not news, harmful or not harmful to the
public. I would prefer to have different elements
i.e., the New York Times verses the Washington Post,
present different views of a subject.
--- "Flanigan, Floyd" <Floyd.Flanigan@nmcco.com>
wrote:
> 10 cool points to Harry for having the most Greek
> sounding last name I have ever heard. I have a great
> admiration for their culture and envy all who occupy
> the Greek Isles. Oh yah....thanx for the
> concurrance. If only the media could be made to
> understand the harm they sometimes do.....but then
> again, that would be assuming it would bother them
> in the first place.
>
> Floyd W. Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf
> Of Anagnostopoulos,
> Harry W.
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:24 AM
> To: 'John Jacobus'; Jaro; Radsafe
> Subject: RE: Missing Exit Signs
>
>
> True, but terrorist bombings are often followed by
> phone calls to the media
> claiming responsibility.
>
> I imagine that the message might include the idea
> that a deadly radioactive
> element was in the bomb, and that the responders
> cannot detect it! I'd guess
> that the media would run with it w/o checking the
> facts, leading to the fear
> and panic.
>
> My ramblings only.
>
>
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> Harry Anagnostopoulos, CHP
> Senior Health Physicist
> SAIC
> 500 NW Plaza, Suite 1000
> St. Ann, MO 63074
> (314) 770-3059 Phone
> (314) 770-3067 Fax
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu
> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu]On Behalf
> Of John Jacobus
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:14 AM
> To: Jaro; Radsafe
> Subject: RE: Missing Exit Signs
>
>
> I would think that the purpose of a radiological
> dispersion device is to creat fear an panic. If the
> first responsers could not detect the radionuclide,
> i.e., tritium in any form, because they were using
> GM
> or exposure rate meters, the terrorist would have
> lost
> the edge in creating panic.
>
> --- Jaro <jaro-10kbq@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > Franz wrote:
> > I would say, that trying to use tritium exit signs
> > as an RDD, is ridiculous.
> > If they were of the type I know - filled with
> > gaseous HT - sure no cleanup
> > would be necessary and would not cost a single
> cent,
> > because within a few
> > minutes all of this gas would have been dispersed
> > and diluted to ambient
> > levels. There would be no mess <SNIP>
> >
> > I wonder about that -- presumably an RDD involves
> > some sort of explosion.
> > Wouldn't that cause at least some part of the HT
> to
> > burn and form HTO ?
> > While most of that would also disperse as vapour,
> > some might also cause a
> > mess.... any guesses how much ?
> > By the way, a colleague pointed out that the 55 Ci
> > in the exit signs would
> > by now have decayed to 25 Ci, due to 14 years of
> > decay (12.3 yr half-life).
> >
> > Jaro
> > http://www.cns-snc.ca/branches/quebec/quebec.html
> >
> >
> >
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