Dressed To Kill by John M. Peters

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Dressed To Kill by John M. Peters

 

 

 

 

Dressed To Kill by John M. Peters

 

A man with curly black hair and olive complexion set out

on his early morning run in the downtown section of a major

metropolitan area.

 

Uncertain of the fall weather, he dresses in layers, the last of which is a

billowy parka. In a pack strapped to his waist is a music-playing device, with

wires running from his pack to earpieces tucked almost invisibly into his ears.

 

 

Toward the end of his run he is breathing heavily, his

face dripping with sweat. As the music continues to play loudly in

his ears, he is singing along with it.

 

 

Remembering that there is a coffee shop in the nearby transit station, he turns

to jog up the stairs into the station, passing police officers on the way.

Before entering the shop, the man, slows to a cool-down walk, pacing back and

forth to slow his breathing. He continues to listen to the music and repeat

the lyrics to himself.

 

 

Minutes later, a crowd gathers, as the man lays dead on

the pavement, the victim of a single gunshot wound to the head,

music still playing into his now blood-filled ears. What happened?

 

 

Welcome to USA 2005. No, this is not a new video game.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police, following a week

of schooling in Israel, decided that they liked what they saw and

heard enough to recommend its adoption on America's streets.

 

 

New guidelines issued by the International Association

of Chiefs of Police authorize a police officer to shoot-to-kill any

suspected terrorist by shooting him in the head. " You need to get him

dead as soon as possible. " Says Miami Police Chief John F. Timoney.

(Washington Post.com, August 3, 2005).

 

 

How will police identify a terrorist before they put a

bullet through his head? The IACP lays down the following terrorist

profile:

 

7 VERY DEADLY SINS

" Wearing a heavy coat or jacket in warm weather " (no

definition of what constitutes a heavy coat or what is considered

warm weather)

 

" Carrying a Briefcase, Dufflebag or Backpack with

Protrusions or Visible Wires " (make sure it zips neatly shut and get

Bluetooth)

 

" Might Display Nervousness " (take a Xanax before leaving

your house)

 

" Unwillingness to Make Eye Contact " (shyness is now

punishable by death)

 

" Excessive Sweating " (no definition of how much you are

permitted to sweat without risking your life)

 

" Might Mumble Prayers " (such as praying that nobody

shoots you in the head) or

 

" Pacing back and forth in front of a venue " (no definition of

what constitutes pacing or what constitutes a venue).

 

Think this scenario cannot get worse? Think again. While

previous use-of-force guidelines required police officers to be faced

with an imminent threat before deploying deadly force, the new

guidelines eliminate this pesky threshold.

 

" An officer just needs to have a 'Reasonable Basis' to

believe that the suspect can detonate a bomb " under the new

guidelines. (Washington Post.com, August 3, 2005).

 

This guideline has not been adopted by every police

agency in the United States.

You still have time to clean up your act.

 

 

6 New Absolute RULES!

- Get in shape to avoid sweating,

- take a Dale Carnegie course to get over shyness,

- learn to pray in silence,

- invest in wireless technology,

- buy a large enough backpack or briefcase, and above all else,

- do not overdress for weather conditions.

 

August 10, 2005

John M. Peters [send him mail] is a practicing attorney in

Michigan.

 

 

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