anti-terrorism hotline: when will you call?

[asim99]

i believe there is an anti-terrorism hotline available to call with tips...so my question is: what will make you call the hotline?

if anyone knows that number, we can put it here

[FastFokker]

I would never call it.

[Carpe Diem]

If you were to see some or thought to be terrorist activity, I would think a call to 911 would be OK...No?

[that_staples_guy]

What is the number? I have a few people in mind...

[FastFokker]

http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/c...=1&comm_id=597

Something worth noting is an often not-acknowledged or under-acknowledged element of our package of counterterrorism initiatives since 2001, that is, a terrorism hotline. Of all the proposals I have heard from around the world, speaking frankly, this is perhaps one of the most asinine. The public received, in the mail, from the government hotline numbers. If an individual spotted someone he or she thought was a terrorist, the individual was urged to ring up and advise the authorities. After some 40,000 phone calls, there have been no arrests. All it has created is a sense of siege within the Islamic community. Local police are complaining that they are constantly being called out to visit homes that are holding legitimate Islamic religious functions. The hotline initiative to my mind has not achieved much, other than to empower the intelligence and security forces.

[konfusion666]

If you were to see some or thought to be terrorist activity, I would think a call to 911 would be OK...No?

what is terrorist activity?

a group of Arabs walking down your street, chattering in their native tongue?


Edit: Looks like what FF just posted proves me right.
People use the hotline to advise the cops of the presence of Muslims.
I wonder how many serious calls the cops were diverted from to visit a house of Pakistanis having a party.

[FastFokker]

If you aint WHITE, then you aint RIGHT! I'm callin the hotline!

[atforum]

What makes the govt think that I will be able to find out a plan that is being made my alqueda in afghan, or IRA in ireland or the terrorists in vancouver, or someone planning stuff from their house in downtown toronto?? I should either be a spy or a terrorist to know such stuff.

[Carpe Diem]

what is terrorist activity?

a group of Arabs walking down your street, chattering in their native tongue?


Edit: Looks like what FF just posted proves me right.
People use the hotline to advise the cops of the presence of Muslims.
I wonder how many serious calls the cops were diverted from to visit a house of Pakistanis having a party.

What do you think, A guy with crap belted to his waist holding a trigger. All is i am saying is if you see something 911 should do fine.

And if i see a group of arabs walking down my street...I making a call to CISS.

[FastFokker]

And if i see a group of arabs walking down my street...I making a call to CISS.

You should expand that, or else you might exclude a potential terrorist...

Just open it up to any not totally and utterly white people.

[Carpe Diem]

You should expand that, or else you might exclude a potential terrorist...

Just open it up to any not totally and utterly white people.

Well, It was more or less a stupid answer to a stupid question.(not asim99's)

[hagbard]

I'd only call to turn in the real terrorists.

[M@rk]

i believe there is an anti-terrorism hotline available to call with tips...so my question is: what will make you call the hotline?

if anyone knows that number, we can put it here

I'd never call the hotline. If I was concerned, I'd want to be taken seriously so I'd call 911, not a hotline where everyone will just go "here we go again..."

[CroatianGuy]

If I overheard someone at school or at work talking about plans to carry out terrorist activity - I would call the hotline.

If I came across a MySpace site that talked about planning terrorist activity I would report it.

If I saw a group of guys near air-conditioning vents doing suspicious things I could call the hotline.

If I heard my brother or relative planning to blow something or someone up I would call the hotline.

Better safe than sorry.

For the folks in Halifax - what do you know about terrorist potential? You guys are not a target. We here in the GTA are. You have no right to criticize our fear. It is not you or your friends and family that could be blown up. For you guys in Halifax or Winnipeg or some other small time city that is not a target for you to talk about this threat is like playing poker but with no money. Until you have money in the game it is not a real poker game.

[atforum]

For the folks in Halifax - what do you know about terrorist potential? You guys are not a target. We here in the GTA are. You have no right to criticize our fear. It is not you or your friends and family that could be blown up. For you guys in Halifax or Winnipeg or some other small time city that is not a target for you to talk about this threat is like playing poker but with no money. Until you have money in the game it is not a real poker game.

YOu speak as if terrorists are waiting to blow your house off. A terrorist does not differentiate btw small city and large city. Halifax and toronto. Probably people in toronto are not as discipled as people from small city. Thats why they do such stupid jobs. Montreal is kewl place though