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Originally posted by Stompy
They made an alert system for a reason. They should use it.
Now, if the media chose to jump all over it once it turned from yellow to orange, then that's a problem with the media moreso than a problem with those who decided to raise it.
In THIS case, they aren't raising the level. They feel this need to hold a press conference and draw media attention each time they notice "increased chatter". It's pointless.
If *I* were in charge and I noticed this "excessive chatter" that they speak of, I would simply raise the threat level to match the activity of said chatter. I think the alert system speaks for itself. The public knows that if you raise the alert level that something is going on.
Now, if the media chose to jump all over THAT, then that's a different story... but holding an unnecessary press conference each time you get a blip on your chatter monitor is a bit excessive and rather annoying.
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Well written and good points in the above part of your post. I agree wholeheartedly -- feeding the media frenzy for death and destruction is
not a good plan, and I really don't know what on earth they are thinking to do so. "There might be something bad happening somewhere, at some point within the next four months!!" does nothing to help anyone.