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	<title>Comments on: FBI looking for vegan potluck&#160;terrorists</title>
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		<title>By: ZippySpincycle</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192773</link>
		<dc:creator>ZippySpincycle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Special Agent Mazzola&quot; is investigating vegan terrists?  Shouldn&#039;t she be on the deep-fried beat?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Special Agent Mazzola&#8221; is investigating vegan terrists?  Shouldn&#8217;t she be on the deep-fried beat?</p>
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		<title>By: mokey</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192776</link>
		<dc:creator>mokey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@11: Methinks they weren&#039;t looking for Dems.  They&#039;re trying to get concrete plans out of Unconventional Action and the RNC Welcoming Committee.  They could probably be considered terrorists, especially considering their plan to &lt;A HREF=&quot;http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/2008/03/14/rnc-welcoming-committee-orders-tasers-for-every-protestor/&quot;&gt;arm protesters with tasers&lt;/A&gt;.


Also, I&#039;m not a vegan but all y&#039;all haters have clearly never been to a vegan potluck.  Delicious!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@11: Methinks they weren&#8217;t looking for Dems.  They&#8217;re trying to get concrete plans out of Unconventional Action and the RNC Welcoming Committee.  They could probably be considered terrorists, especially considering their plan to <a HREF="http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/2008/03/14/rnc-welcoming-committee-orders-tasers-for-every-protestor/">arm protesters with tasers</a>.</p>
<p>Also, I&#8217;m not a vegan but all y&#8217;all haters have clearly never been to a vegan potluck.  Delicious!</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193034</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This activity, clearly, is an attempt to redefine legitimate social/political activity as &quot;terrorism&quot;.  This sort of semantic co-opting of constitutionally protected rights reminds one more of the Communist Chinese Party&#039;s tactics than it does America.

IMHO, there is something wrong in America and it will not change until some defining moment takes place that finally wakes up the average American.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This activity, clearly, is an attempt to redefine legitimate social/political activity as &#8220;terrorism&#8221;.  This sort of semantic co-opting of constitutionally protected rights reminds one more of the Communist Chinese Party&#8217;s tactics than it does America.</p>
<p>IMHO, there is something wrong in America and it will not change until some defining moment takes place that finally wakes up the average American.</p>
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		<title>By: lectroid</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192780</link>
		<dc:creator>lectroid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Commenting on this article may result in you being added to the Terrorist Watch or No-Fly list.

But we can&#039;t tell you.

For security reasons.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Commenting on this article may result in you being added to the Terrorist Watch or No-Fly list.</p>
<p>But we can&#8217;t tell you.</p>
<p>For security reasons.</p>
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		<title>By: sswaan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193036</link>
		<dc:creator>sswaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m going to be in Minneapolis this summer.  How do I get in on the vegan potluck action?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to be in Minneapolis this summer.  How do I get in on the vegan potluck action?</p>
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		<title>By: ThreeFJeff</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193041</link>
		<dc:creator>ThreeFJeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Still haven&#039;t worked my way up to pork, though.&lt;/i&gt;

Dude, Scottfree, I have one word for you: Bacon.

Pork is on the fork in this house.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Still haven&#8217;t worked my way up to pork, though.</i></p>
<p>Dude, Scottfree, I have one word for you: Bacon.</p>
<p>Pork is on the fork in this house.</p>
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		<title>By: snackcake</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192788</link>
		<dc:creator>snackcake</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No really, I am sure I have seen this movie before... </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No really, I am sure I have seen this movie before&#8230; </p>
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		<title>By: Antinous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193044</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;I&#039;m going to be in Minneapolis this summer. How do I get in on the vegan potluck action?&lt;/i&gt;

Learn to make vegan hotdish?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I&#8217;m going to be in Minneapolis this summer. How do I get in on the vegan potluck action?</i></p>
<p>Learn to make vegan hotdish?</p>
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		<title>By: ROSSINDETROIT</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193050</link>
		<dc:creator>ROSSINDETROIT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Noodles, Campbell&#039;s Cream of Mushroom Soup... Tofu?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Noodles, Campbell&#8217;s Cream of Mushroom Soup&#8230; Tofu?</p>
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		<title>By: mojo_jojo</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192801</link>
		<dc:creator>mojo_jojo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Being &quot;friendly and personable&quot; should become a new profiling criteria! Damn dirty hippies, they hate our hamburger! 

And the clothes they wear...they don&#039;t call it Tie DIE for nothing! Wearing hemp necklace or not, anyone using words like Peace and Love be arrested, as these are merely clever code words for Bomb and... well... Bigger Bomb...

&lt;recovers wits&gt; Wow... being a paranoid nutfook is easier than I thought! </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being &#8220;friendly and personable&#8221; should become a new profiling criteria! Damn dirty hippies, they hate our hamburger! </p>
<p>And the clothes they wear&#8230;they don&#8217;t call it Tie DIE for nothing! Wearing hemp necklace or not, anyone using words like Peace and Love be arrested, as these are merely clever code words for Bomb and&#8230; well&#8230; Bigger Bomb&#8230;</p>
<p><recovers wits> Wow&#8230; being a paranoid nutfook is easier than I thought! </recovers></p>
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		<title>By: elliot winner</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192807</link>
		<dc:creator>elliot winner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aside from the FBI trying to recruit kids ( which is more prevelent than necessary ), the city is also closing down all of the collective/DIY spaces.

It&#039;s a sad state of affairs, but I am quite excited to see what goes down in September.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aside from the FBI trying to recruit kids ( which is more prevelent than necessary ), the city is also closing down all of the collective/DIY spaces.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a sad state of affairs, but I am quite excited to see what goes down in September.</p>
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		<title>By: Takuan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193075</link>
		<dc:creator>Takuan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>how do intelligent,thoughtful people who became FBI agents reconcile this with their original intention to fight real evil?  Is it hard for them to be a part of this? Any agents/employees reading are invited to reply.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how do intelligent,thoughtful people who became FBI agents reconcile this with their original intention to fight real evil?  Is it hard for them to be a part of this? Any agents/employees reading are invited to reply.</p>
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		<title>By: ill lich</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192820</link>
		<dc:creator>ill lich</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;When I fed the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why are the poor hungry, they called me a communist.&quot; --Dom Helder Camara (archbishop of SÃ£o Paulo)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;When I fed the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why are the poor hungry, they called me a communist.&#8221; &#8211;Dom Helder Camara (archbishop of SÃ£o Paulo)</p>
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		<title>By: Rashkae</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192821</link>
		<dc:creator>Rashkae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I know it&#039;s tradition to laugh at the incompetence and paranoia of the FBI, but ALF is very real, and I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if they have as much a presence at Vegan group events as they do at PETA meetings.  Remember, not all terrorists are Muslim.   We have our own home grown culture of loose nuts who like blowing things up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know it&#8217;s tradition to laugh at the incompetence and paranoia of the FBI, but ALF is very real, and I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if they have as much a presence at Vegan group events as they do at PETA meetings.  Remember, not all terrorists are Muslim.   We have our own home grown culture of loose nuts who like blowing things up.</p>
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		<title>By: noen</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192823</link>
		<dc:creator>noen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Paranoia has never made any government more secure. It doesn&#039;t work in one&#039;s personal life and it never works in the larger society. Only trust can make you safe. Someday maybe people will figure this out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paranoia has never made any government more secure. It doesn&#8217;t work in one&#8217;s personal life and it never works in the larger society. Only trust can make you safe. Someday maybe people will figure this out.</p>
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		<title>By: Tenn</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193079</link>
		<dc:creator>Tenn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s like my thoughts on being a politician. I&#039;d imagine they bear with the stupidity in hopes of getting something real done.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s like my thoughts on being a politician. I&#8217;d imagine they bear with the stupidity in hopes of getting something real done.</p>
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		<title>By: wolfrider</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192824</link>
		<dc:creator>wolfrider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Same here 33, I&#039;m quite excited to be here.

I wonder if they&#039;ve already infiltrated my group, hmmmmmmmmm........</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Same here 33, I&#8217;m quite excited to be here.</p>
<p>I wonder if they&#8217;ve already infiltrated my group, hmmmmmmmmm&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: gobo</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192827</link>
		<dc:creator>gobo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The FBI&#039;s really paranoid of hippies. I noticed that after I joined the Green Party, my name was called and I was pulled aside EVERY time I flew for two years or so... pat-downs, luggage rummaged through, etc. I have no doubt that my name was flagged for &quot;potential extremism&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The FBI&#8217;s really paranoid of hippies. I noticed that after I joined the Green Party, my name was called and I was pulled aside EVERY time I flew for two years or so&#8230; pat-downs, luggage rummaged through, etc. I have no doubt that my name was flagged for &#8220;potential extremism&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Antinous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193084</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;I&#039;d imagine they bear with the stupidity in hopes of getting something real done.&lt;/i&gt;

That&#039;s generous of you. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I&#8217;d imagine they bear with the stupidity in hopes of getting something real done.</i></p>
<p>That&#8217;s generous of you. </p>
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		<title>By: Tenn</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193085</link>
		<dc:creator>Tenn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, that&#039;s not including the ones that assimilate and lose their identity. 

I&#039;d like to be a politician but I&#039;d be snarly about abandoning any of my beliefs for the sake of actually getting in office and pressing the others. I&#039;m thinking of trying to speech write for a politician though or be a high level advisor. I don&#039;t know how I&#039;d get in on that (and if I&#039;m on THE LIST I might get arrested for trying! O_O;;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, that&#8217;s not including the ones that assimilate and lose their identity. </p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to be a politician but I&#8217;d be snarly about abandoning any of my beliefs for the sake of actually getting in office and pressing the others. I&#8217;m thinking of trying to speech write for a politician though or be a high level advisor. I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;d get in on that (and if I&#8217;m on THE LIST I might get arrested for trying! O_O;;)</p>
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		<title>By: zikzak</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192830</link>
		<dc:creator>zikzak</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;They could probably be considered terrorists, especially considering their plan to arm protesters with tasers.&lt;/i&gt;

Haha, that press release about the tasers is great! 

&quot;â€œThe RNC Welcoming Committeeâ€™s order of tasers has absolutely nothing to do with the upcoming Republican convention,â€ said Ann Oâ€™ Nymmity of the RNC-WC. â€œThese deadly, yet humane, weapons are needed simply to protect the safety of members of our community on a day-to-day basis. The timing is purely a coincidence.â€&quot; </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>They could probably be considered terrorists, especially considering their plan to arm protesters with tasers.</i></p>
<p>Haha, that press release about the tasers is great! </p>
<p>&#8220;â€œThe RNC Welcoming Committeeâ€™s order of tasers has absolutely nothing to do with the upcoming Republican convention,â€ said Ann Oâ€™ Nymmity of the RNC-WC. â€œThese deadly, yet humane, weapons are needed simply to protect the safety of members of our community on a day-to-day basis. The timing is purely a coincidence.â€&#8221; </p>
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		<title>By: Antinous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193088</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;I&#039;m thinking of trying to speech write for a politician&lt;/i&gt;

Ah, the Ben Stein route. That&#039;s going to require you to host a game show at some point.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I&#8217;m thinking of trying to speech write for a politician</i></p>
<p>Ah, the Ben Stein route. That&#8217;s going to require you to host a game show at some point.</p>
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		<title>By: Tenn</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193089</link>
		<dc:creator>Tenn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe I can tie it in with the book deal? </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe I can tie it in with the book deal? </p>
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		<title>By: Antinous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193090</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As long as you have a signing here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As long as you have a signing here.</p>
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		<title>By: Takuan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193858</link>
		<dc:creator>Takuan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080522183039.b6ftajru&amp;show_article=1</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080522183039.b6ftajru&#038;show_article=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080522183039.b6ftajru&#038;show_article=1</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tenn</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193092</link>
		<dc:creator>Tenn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I better not ever get a blog and post about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I better not ever get a blog and post about it.</p>
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		<title>By: willgrizzly</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-197189</link>
		<dc:creator>willgrizzly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know a whole lot about the mindset of your average FBI agent, but if it&#039;s anything like the local law enforcement officers I&#039;ve met in the DC area... well, veganism *is* pretty radical to them.      They have no experience whatsoever interacting with this particular demographic, and therefore they conflate all &#039;pro-animal&#039; groups with ALF.  

I mean, how many vegan police officers do you know?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know a whole lot about the mindset of your average FBI agent, but if it&#8217;s anything like the local law enforcement officers I&#8217;ve met in the DC area&#8230; well, veganism *is* pretty radical to them.      They have no experience whatsoever interacting with this particular demographic, and therefore they conflate all &#8216;pro-animal&#8217; groups with ALF.  </p>
<p>I mean, how many vegan police officers do you know?</p>
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		<title>By: scottfree</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-192837</link>
		<dc:creator>scottfree</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This was pretty stupid, even for the police.  Clearly they hadn&#039;t done too much background, since the person they picked not only turned them down, but went straight to the media.  Presumably the person they approached had no training--what would happen to him if he gave the game away?  Not much of a priority, what happens to him?

Also, read &#039;terrorism&#039; here as run of the mill demonstrators, like there are /every/ time there&#039;s any kind of convention, who may or may not be armed with pies/eggs.  There may or may not be anything more to it, but I have my suspicions.  Remember, in Europe a few years back, before they were traded for the Muslims, Anarchists were the favourite scapegoat.  There was even an article in the times recommending the WOMBLES be put on the list of terrorist organisations, whose members should be arrested on sight.  Anybody who remembers the WOMBLES knows how ridiculous that was. Being able to put a protester away while making a big deal of it in the media, about the home grown terrorist threat and so on, was what these people lived for, and they weren&#039;t above planting provocateurs.  You would think after 9/11 introducing vegans as a threat as well would just confuse people, but you never know.

They usually approach people who are outgrowing that kind of activist lifestyle, especially if they have kids/debts [something to use as leverage], and its a bit like drugs, because they will ask for something that doesn&#039;t seem like it will hurt anyone, then gradually ask for more and more.

And if its an undercover cop, for some reason, they&#039;ll go as far as dousing themselves in urine--I&#039;ve heard of the Met doing this for drug stakeouts--but they&#039;ll usually have nice shoes/a nice watch.  Don&#039;t ask me why.

I certainly don&#039;t stand by violence, but I think the police approach to domestic dissent is abhorrent.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was pretty stupid, even for the police.  Clearly they hadn&#8217;t done too much background, since the person they picked not only turned them down, but went straight to the media.  Presumably the person they approached had no training&#8211;what would happen to him if he gave the game away?  Not much of a priority, what happens to him?</p>
<p>Also, read &#8216;terrorism&#8217; here as run of the mill demonstrators, like there are /every/ time there&#8217;s any kind of convention, who may or may not be armed with pies/eggs.  There may or may not be anything more to it, but I have my suspicions.  Remember, in Europe a few years back, before they were traded for the Muslims, Anarchists were the favourite scapegoat.  There was even an article in the times recommending the WOMBLES be put on the list of terrorist organisations, whose members should be arrested on sight.  Anybody who remembers the WOMBLES knows how ridiculous that was. Being able to put a protester away while making a big deal of it in the media, about the home grown terrorist threat and so on, was what these people lived for, and they weren&#8217;t above planting provocateurs.  You would think after 9/11 introducing vegans as a threat as well would just confuse people, but you never know.</p>
<p>They usually approach people who are outgrowing that kind of activist lifestyle, especially if they have kids/debts [something to use as leverage], and its a bit like drugs, because they will ask for something that doesn&#8217;t seem like it will hurt anyone, then gradually ask for more and more.</p>
<p>And if its an undercover cop, for some reason, they&#8217;ll go as far as dousing themselves in urine&#8211;I&#8217;ve heard of the Met doing this for drug stakeouts&#8211;but they&#8217;ll usually have nice shoes/a nice watch.  Don&#8217;t ask me why.</p>
<p>I certainly don&#8217;t stand by violence, but I think the police approach to domestic dissent is abhorrent.  </p>
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		<title>By: Antinous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-193096</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ssshhh</description>
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		<title>By: Xopher</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html#comment-197193</link>
		<dc:creator>Xopher</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But then, how many vampire police detectives do you know?  Yet there have been at least TWO series about them on TV, so they seem familiar, while vegans do not.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But then, how many vampire police detectives do you know?  Yet there have been at least TWO series about them on TV, so they seem familiar, while vegans do not.</p>
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