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#1 Crime Fighting... Blimp?

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:02 pm
by SirNitram
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[quote]CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela launched a Zeppelin on Thursday to patrol Caracas, seeking to fight crime in one of Latin America’s most dangerous cities but also raising fears that President Hugo Chavez could be turning into "Big Brother."

Around the hot-dog stalls of the run-down suburb where the airship took its first flight, most people felt the unmanned eye-in-the-sky could help counter routine hold-ups, shootings and carjackings.

“It is a necessity,â€

#2

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:31 pm
by Cpl Kendall
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“If you are just walking in the street, no worries. The intention is to try to lessen crime which is very serious. It is a huge, important issue and the government recognizes it as such,â€

#3

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:40 pm
by LadyTevar
Hehehe... Why do I see the Blimps over Gotham City?

#4

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:53 pm
by Batman
LadyTevar wrote:Hehehe... Why do I see the Blimps over Gotham City?
i haven't the foggiest. I mean it couldn't POSSIBLY have anything to do with BTAS :razz:

#5

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:02 pm
by frigidmagi
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#6

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:26 pm
by Cpl Kendall
Whose the idiot that decided against not installing thermal cameras or NV cameras so they'd work at night? Or is Caracas buying there crime fighting equipment on the installment plan?

#7

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:52 pm
by frigidmagi
Considering how much money and free oil Chavez is tossing around to be the big man in South America, it wouldn't surprise me.