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01/08/2004 Archived Entry: "I'm beyond belief here."
I'm beyond belief here.
We're turning into a country of raving fucking paranoids.
A mother's enquiry about buying Microsoft Flight Simulator for her ten-year-old son prompted a night-time visit to her home from a state trooper.Julie Olearcek, a USAF Reserve pilot made the enquiry at a Staples store in Massachusetts, home to an earlier bout of hysteria, during the Salem witch trials.
So alarmed was the Staples clerk at the prospect of the ten year old learning to fly, that he informed the police, the Greenfield Recorder reports. The authorities moved into action, leaving nothing to chance. A few days later, Olearcek was alarmed to discover a state trooper flashing a torch into to her home through a sliding glass door at 8:30 pm on a rainy night.
Olearcek is a regular Staples customer and schools her son at home. The Staples manager simply explained that staff were obeying advice. Shortly before Christmas, the FBI issued a terror alert to beware of drivers with maps, or reference books.
At one time it was rare to find US citizens, in the safest and most prosperous country in the world, jumping at their own shadows. Now we only note how high.
Here's the link to the local paper's account.
Replies: 5 people speak up
Oh shit! I'm a pro at Microsoft's Combat Flight Sim 2: Pacific Theatre. I even have a Force Feedback controller.
For the record, I also have an almanac, seven dictionaries, a slew of atlases, and I think at least two thesauruses. Looks like the Terra-ists have already won!
Ever get the feeling that we are sorry sacks of shit? What a pathetic excuse for a super power.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 01/08/2004 09:16 PM NY
And this happening in Albuquerque:
http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=7573&cat=HOME
A kid brought Over-the-Counter medication, recommended by his doctor, to jr. high school
The End is Nigh.
Posted by ROGNM @ 01/09/2004 06:19 PM NY
Unfotunately the end is no where close to nigh. It's looking more and more like we are going to have at least another 4 years of this. Things will get much worse before they get any better. Dont forget, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Posted by justin @ 01/10/2004 11:19 AM NY
besides, we are supposed to be buying expensive software, right? isnt buying things patriotic? im so confused
Posted by justin @ 01/10/2004 11:21 AM NY
I have sent an email to Paul Capelli at the address below, voiced my displeasure with this type of behavior, and informed them I will no longer shop at Staples.
I invite you to do the same. This type of behavior must not be allowed to continue unchallenged.
Thank you.
axioms1
Public Relations Department
Paul Capelli
Vice President, Public Relations
1-508-253-8530
paul.capelli@staples.com
Posted by axioms1 @ 01/10/2004 12:16 PM NY
