I support gun ownership, and gun control.

**DAYoung** · Posted On: 5/07/2006 10:30pm

Originally Posted by danno

you're right. apparently the invasion was also played up a little by the australian government for political reasons if i remember correctly.

Yes. There's nothing like a 'terror level is severe' warning to get a country snapping to attention...

**danno** · Posted On: 5/07/2006 10:45pm

wasn't it funny when amanda vanstone (correct spelling?) said in a talk somewhere that much of this terror alert nonsense was of no real use and was only to make people feel better?

all the millions we have spent on posters and fridge magnets, what a waste of time.

**DAYoung** · Posted On: 5/07/2006 10:54pm

Originally Posted by danno

wasn't it funny when amanda vanstone (correct spelling?) said in a talk somewhere that much of this terror alert nonsense was of no real use and was only to make people feel better?

The Age: "During a recent speech in Adelaide, Senator Vanstone said some aviation security measures were more about making people feel better than improving security."

**danno** · Posted On: 5/07/2006 10:58pm

Originally Posted by DAYoung

The Age: "During a recent speech in Adelaide, Senator Vanstone said some aviation security measures were more about making people feel better than improving security."

ah, that's it. i put a lot of these other measures in the useless pile too, i must have associated her statement more strongly with poster and fridge magnets at the time.

**DAYoung** · Posted On: 5/07/2006 10:59pm

Originally Posted by danno

ah, that's it. i put a lot of these other measures in the useless pile too, i must have associated her statement more strongly with poster and fridge magnets at the time.

I doubt you're the only one.