Comments on: War on the Unexpected Continues http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/ programming, politics, & other religious issues Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert Fischer http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/#comment-32064 Robert Fischer Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:09:52 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2007/12/12/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/#comment-32064 ...except without the realization that it's stupid which I assumed would be coming. Of course, the person who points out that we should probably NOT be freaking out our populace would be the first one to be blamed if something did go down. And the antics ensue. BTW, do you know where "The War on the Unexpected" came from? I first saw it on Bruce Scheneier's blog (<a href="http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2007/11/01/schneier-the-war-on-the-unexpected/" rel="nofollow">cite</a>) -- is it somewhere else, too? …except without the realization that it’s stupid which I assumed would be coming.

Of course, the person who points out that we should probably NOT be freaking out our populace would be the first one to be blamed if something did go down. And the antics ensue.

BTW, do you know where “The War on the Unexpected” came from? I first saw it on Bruce Scheneier’s blog (cite) — is it somewhere else, too?

]]> By: bhurt http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/#comment-32048 bhurt Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:54:00 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2007/12/12/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/#comment-32048 In the subways these days are ads claiming that last year, 1,944 New Yorkers saw something and said something- in other words, someone left a bag, or was guilty of breathing while brown, or whatever, and it got called in. Now, to my knowledge, there wasn't one <EM>legitimate</EM> warning in the lot. No bombs or terrorists were discovered. I'm pretty sure I'd have heard if there was. Which means that 1,944 New Yorkers cried wolf last year. Given that there were only 365 days last year, that means that on average, there were 5.3 such false alarms a day. We're pretty close to your vision of civil hyperobedience already. In the subways these days are ads claiming that last year, 1,944 New Yorkers saw something and said something- in other words, someone left a bag, or was guilty of breathing while brown, or whatever, and it got called in. Now, to my knowledge, there wasn’t one legitimate warning in the lot. No bombs or terrorists were discovered. I’m pretty sure I’d have heard if there was. Which means that 1,944 New Yorkers cried wolf last year. Given that there were only 365 days last year, that means that on average, there were 5.3 such false alarms a day. We’re pretty close to your vision of civil hyperobedience already.

]]> By: Robert Fischer http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/posts/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/#comment-32035 Robert Fischer Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:47:58 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2007/12/12/war-on-the-unexpected-continues/#comment-32035 This is where civil disobedience -- or, even, civil <em>hyper</em>obedience -- should come in. Imagine even one day where every unattended purse, bag, backpack, or briefcase resulted in floods of calls to 911 to get it taken care of. If it weren't for the potential negative side effect of drowning out the legitimate 911 calls, it'd be a pretty cool statement. This is where civil disobedience — or, even, civil hyperobedience — should come in. Imagine even one day where every unattended purse, bag, backpack, or briefcase resulted in floods of calls to 911 to get it taken care of.

If it weren’t for the potential negative side effect of drowning out the legitimate 911 calls, it’d be a pretty cool statement.

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