[Phys-L] Re: Patriot Act Warrants at your local Library.

[rlamont <rlamont@POSTOFFICE.PROVIDENCE.EDU>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forum for Physics Educators [mailto:PHYS-
> L@list1.ucc.nau.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Edmiston
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:16 AM
> To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
> Subject: Re: Patriot Act Warrants at your local Library.
>
>
> You used to be able to go to the library and find your
community or
> county emergency plans.  Being knowledgeable of what would
happen
> in an
> emergency used to be construed as good citizenship.  Indeed,
> emergency
> personnel could help you better if everyone understood the
plans and if
> confusion were reduced.  Now it has been determined that you
are
> better
> off not knowing, and some increased level of confusion is
preferable in
> order to avoid the risk that some individual or group of
individuals
> might use knowledge of emergency plans to thwart the emergency
> plans.

This is a little off topic, but I find it amusing. Two blocks
from my house there is a sign posted on a telephone pole saying
"emergency evacuation route". It has an arrow indicating the way
you should turn for the next part of the route. Out of curiosity,
I drove  the evacuation route one day. After only about 15
minutes of driving and following the signs I ended up right back
at the original sign.

Bob at PC