{"id":520,"date":"2004-12-15T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2004-12-15T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2004\/12\/15\/hey-evil-doers-easy-target-here\/"},"modified":"2004-12-15T10:31:53","modified_gmt":"2004-12-15T14:31:53","slug":"hey-evil-doers-easy-target-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2004\/12\/15\/hey-evil-doers-easy-target-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey, Evil-Doers! Easy Target Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite Massachusetts being the departure point for flights causing the largest attack ever on U.S. soil, it was reported yesterday that Massachusetts is currently the least prepared state for a bio-terrorist attack. HMMM – don’t you think we’d have learned our lesson from the 9\/11 fiasco? It’s pretty embarrassing that the only other state as ill-prepared as us is Alaska…which, even as the largest state in the union, has approximately the same number of residents as just the city of Boston alone.<\/P>
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So here we are in Boston, the mutual fund capital of the world, the academic capital of the USA and one of the top (if not the top) medical centers and financial centers in the country, and we’re the least prepared for an attack. Sounds like if a terrorist organization wants to negatively affect our country’s academic, medical and especially financial industries, we’re the perfect target.<\/P>
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What I find most disturbing is that these announcements are being made so public in the media. I mean, maybe this is the kind of information that shouldn’t be advertised to potential terrorists. Maybe, just maybe, national authorities should consult with our local authorities and tell them to get their shit together instead of allowing the media to a) put fear in residents and b) provide useful information for potential terrorists.<\/P>
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It’s probably not all Governor Romney’s fault that we’re the least protected state…but I’m going to blame him anyway because it makes me feel better.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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