[108148] in Cypherpunks
Re: Norfolk Officials Buy Riot Gear For Y2K
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Sat Feb 6 15:42:29 1999
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 15:31:42 -0500
To: lcs Mixmaster Remailer <mix@anon.lcs.mit.edu>, cypherpunks@toad.com,
cypherpunks@algebra.com
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990206062015.19326.qmail@nym.alias.net>
Reply-To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
BTW I did a quick AP wire search and this story did not turn up.
I'm not saying it's necessarily a hoax, but then again you'd expect
journalists to spell "problems" correctly.
-Declan
At 06:20 AM 2-6-99 +0000, lcs Mixmaster Remailer wrote:
>Norfolk Officials Buy Riot Gear For Y2K
>
> 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.
>
>Wednesday, February 3, 1999
>
