Guards fault Homeland Security protection

Sine Pari · Mar 6, 2006

I'm shocked you fellows haven't jumped all over this one

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14028467.htm

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A litany of problems were listed by the guards, whose pay ranges from $15.60 to $23 an hour based on their position and level of security clearance. Among their examples of lax security:
_They have no training in responding to attacks with weapons of mass destruction;
_Chemical-sniffing dogs have been replaced with ineffective equipment that falsely indicates the presence of explosives.
_Vehicle entrances to Homeland Security's complex are lightly guarded;
_Guards with radios have trouble hearing each other, or have no radios, no batons and no pepper spray, leaving them with few
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Wackenhut is a complete joke of a company and that they still guard nuke plants and weapons is beyond me

Why they are being used instead of the FPS just astounds me

Chris M. · Mar 6, 2006

Sine Pari said:

I'm shocked you fellows haven't jumped all over this one

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14028467.htm

The low lights

Wackenhut is a complete joke of a company and that they still guard nuke plants and weapons is beyond me

Why they are being used instead of the FPS just astounds me
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I couldn't agree more.

Revolt · Mar 6, 2006

Maybe Cantona could take over DHS HQ.

ForeverRed · Mar 6, 2006

Yea I'm not worried about homeland security

YankHibee · Mar 6, 2006

Revolt said:

Maybe Cantona could take over DHS HQ.
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He could make it beautiful again.

Norsk Troll · Mar 6, 2006

Among their examples of lax security:
_Chemical-sniffing dogs have been replaced with muskrats relocated under the foreign species protection act from Casey Keller's 1000 year old castle
_Guards with radios have trouble hearing each other over their iPods
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At least the muskrats aren't from Dubai.

bigredfutbol · Mar 6, 2006

YankHibee said:

He could make it beautiful again.
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Beautiful!