Comments on Advance Indiana™: Does Indianapolis Really Need A Homeland Security Department?

>>They are looking more like a national poli...

2010-08-10T23:51:48.327-05:00

>>They are looking more like a national police force<<

A Stability Police Force for the United States

It would be interesting to see what the Indy HS folks think the major terrorist targets are, and how they think they can mitigate their vulnerabilities.

Speedway feels the track is a major target, hence the effort to close down Georgetown road and move 16th street.

They also managed to convince the city to close down Grande Ave to prevent a bombing of the Allison plants on 10th street, even though a vehicle with explosives can still get within about 50' of the plant by driving behind the gas station at the corner.

We absolutely do not need a homeland security depa...

2010-08-10T17:34:30.736-05:00

We absolutely do not need a homeland security department and I adamantly do not want one, and am glad to argue my view with anyone that is not an idiot or a traitor.

I am of the mind that we don't need a Homeland...

2010-08-10T16:21:12.154-05:00

I am of the mind that we don't need a Homeland Security Department at all. I believe we should have given that money to the FBI, CIA, NSA, and the Secret Service as well as pushing it out to local law enforcement.

Stopping terrorism is police work. That's the best way to defend the homeland is to empower our law enforcement around the U.S.

Straub needs to go! He's wasting our tax mone...

2010-08-10T16:10:35.595-05:00

Straub needs to go!

He's wasting our tax money on frills and outrageous things. New office suite for himself, enlarged staff for himself, wants to rent Eastgate Mall (in our city's tornado alley), wants to buy a school for police & fire that isn't located near major highways, wants to sell our Fire Headquarters (think there's more than a pat on the back for that one).

This guy is big-budget, tax & spend. He's not about safety, as he's not hiring police, not equippin them and not letting them go to training that has a fee.

Mayor Ballard, you won't get my support any further unless you get rid of Straub.

The Washington Post is running an excellent series...

2010-08-10T09:21:13.418-05:00

The Washington Post is running an excellent series of articles on homeland security. It basically reveals no one knows how many organizations are really all involved, who knows what and who is accountable, how much is being spent, or how much safer we really are due to doing all this.

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/

Homeland security is a bit disturbing to me, and g...

2010-08-10T08:35:05.451-05:00

Homeland security is a bit disturbing to me, and getting more so. They are looking more like a national police force that routinely makes up 'laws' to detain and arrest people for alleged 'possible terrorist' reasons. Added to that, things unrelated to anti-terrorism are being placed under the umbrella.

That sounds like a good task for one of the paid m...

2010-08-10T08:15:18.374-05:00

That sounds like a good task for one of the paid media to look into.

At the State Fair, there is a tent w/ Homeland Sec...

2010-08-10T08:05:20.123-05:00

At the State Fair, there is a tent w/ Homeland Security personnel, etc.
I assume it is for the state of Indiana. Then we have the national Homeland Security.
Yep, Frank, I can see why we would also need an Indianapolis branch.
P.S.
AI, is there a way to get the roster of personnel so we can see who Frank's rats are?
Or is that a "NATIONAL SECURITY" secret?