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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Sat Feb 6 12:29:44 1999
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 02:15:02 +0900 (JST)
From: Anonymous <nobody@nowhere.to>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Reply-To: Anonymous <nobody@nowhere.to>
The USG is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy for Y2K. Whether
or not there are shortages, there will be rationing; whether or
not the lights stay on, there will be curfews; whether or not
there is civil disorder, there will be tanks in the streets and
citizens will need papers to prove they can be where they are.
The increasingly militarized LEAs have been programmed to see
civilians as "the enemy."
And the first poor schmuck to lock himself out of his house and
therefore not be inside by curfew will be shot on sight as a
"looter". Then there will be protests, giving the authorities
exactly what they need to crack down. There will be martial law,
regardless of what happens due to the millenium bug, but it will
not end when "order" is restored. The USG was more prepared than
ever we knew for Y2K. The Land of the Free has less than a year
to live.
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> Norfolk Officials Buy Riot Gear For Y2K
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> NORFOLK, Neb. (AP)--City officials here are hoping for the best when it comes to possible compuer-related probelsm in the year 2000--but they are preparing for the worst.
> The City Council on Monday night announced plans to use a grant originally designated for a new camera mug shot system to instead be used for such things as riot gear and night-vision rifle scopes.
> Varying degrees of computer problems are expected to occur when Jan. 1, 2000 arrives. In worst-case scenarios, officials fear the problems could spur rioting and looting.
> Norfolk Police Chief Bill Mizner said an advisory group met Jan. 11 and recommended buying the emergency equipment.
> Some of the items include flashlights, night vision scopes, flashlights that can be attached to rifles and shotguns, gas masks, filters, distraction devices for the police division's tactical team, chemical emissions and helmet sheilds.
> Funds for the equipment will come from a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant of $10,300.
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> Wednesday, February 3, 1999
