US Air, er, Land Marshals...
Stardate 5008.2
I saw a headline on MSN that made me chuckle. It would seem that in their insecurity, the US is going to create "Viper" (Visible Intermodal Protection and Response - so it should really be VIPR) teams consisting of several Air Marshals, a sniffer dog for bombs, several transportation security inspectors and a local law enforcement officer. These teams will be a mix of undercover and marked security folks. They will patrol subways, train stations and other mass-transit areas.
The thing that gets me, is that they are still "Air" Marshals. Why not call them "Tunnel" Marshals, or "Transit" Marshals, or maybe just "Insecurity" Marshals...
I saw a headline on MSN that made me chuckle. It would seem that in their insecurity, the US is going to create "Viper" (Visible Intermodal Protection and Response - so it should really be VIPR) teams consisting of several Air Marshals, a sniffer dog for bombs, several transportation security inspectors and a local law enforcement officer. These teams will be a mix of undercover and marked security folks. They will patrol subways, train stations and other mass-transit areas.The thing that gets me, is that they are still "Air" Marshals. Why not call them "Tunnel" Marshals, or "Transit" Marshals, or maybe just "Insecurity" Marshals...
posted by Zaphod at 8:12 AM
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