“Do you have press credentials?” he asked.
Uh-oh. I’m a freelance writer. I don’t even carry a business card, just my California Driver’s License, my Social Security card, and a bunch of credit cards. For all they knew, I was Joe Q. Ticketed Passenger walking around the terminal taking notes and photographs, which, I was still 99 percent certain, was completely within my rights. “I don’t need press credentials to be in an airport,” I declared. “Give me back my notebook.”
Doesn't talk to anyone, tell them what's going on, then bitches about getting questioned as to the motives.
Thankfully some people are smart emough to intervene when someone is behaving strangely (in these strange times) and ask them what it is they are doing. I would expect absolutely nothing less..........
Wouldn't have been much of a story if this hadn't happened would it? Think about it.
And from the same writer's article of October 4 2001.
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sac...10-04/news.asp
In the long run, though, training and drills can only take you so far. There’s no substitute for actual experience. “In an actual incident, you’re going to find a lot of weak spots in the system,” Chong said. That’s the nature of the “new war” the United States is currently embroiled in. It’s difficult to prepare for the unexpected. But everyone interviewed for this story agreed that it’s a task that must be undertaken.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of changes because of what happened in New York,” Wagner said. “A lot of people who didn’t take this seriously before are taking it seriously now.”
Prophetic words?!
[ 31 October 2001: Message edited by: Cyclic Hotline ]