Is It Now Time To Increase The Threat Level Yet Again?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4898440/Police-close-M1-directions-causing-five-mile-queues.html

[youngmafbog]

No, but it is well past the time to take proper action against the cause no matter what the right-on liberal minority think

[fiction-factory]

We'll have to wait and see, but it would be wrong to have us perpermanently on Critical- there's nowhere to go after. It's also not workable.
Is there a simple step we've missed, YMB. You migght need to remind us

[THECORBYLOON]

If the item turns out not to be a threat, why should the threat level be increased?

[jim360]

No.

[youngmafbog]

ff, as you are perfectly aware there is no simple step.

That should not stop the difficult ones being started.

[fiction-factory]

You'd need to remind me of a couple of workable ones that would have a significant effect and not make things worse (which is what most 'solutions' i see on here achieve)

[anotheoldgit]

fiction-faction

/// but it would be wrong to have us perpermanently on Critical- there's nowhere to go after. ///

There should not be "nowhere to go after" the public's lives are at risk 24/7, and no expense or resources should be spared in this constant fight against terrorism.

/// It's also not workable. ///

It is very workable, even though the measures taken may upset a few.

[youngmafbog]

//and not make things worse//

And therein lies the issue, as you are perfectly aware given this was debated a couple of days ago, it depends on what different people think will make it worse. And no one actually knows that do they?

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// If the item turns out not to be a threat, why should the threat level be increased? ///

Oh I see, we have to wait until many are killed before we decide to increase the threat level eh?

[fiction-factory]

Okay YMB- so you have no practical, workable solutions then ?

[youngmafbog]

No, IMO there are.

But you dont like them.

[fiction-factory]

So you have no ideas

[THECORBYLOON]

If the package is harmless, how would it be indicative that an attack is expected imminently?

[Stan-Marsh]

I feel sorry for all those who bought electric cars in an effort to save the planet. The batteries have now gone flat and they're being towed off the M1 at £200 a time.

Who'd have thought that Islam would affect our lives so much?

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, no-one was killed in the train incident yet the threat level was raised. Clearly no-one need be killed for the threat level to go up.

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// If the package is harmless, how would it be indicative that an attack is expected imminently? ///

Simply because we have reached a stage when everyday an attack is imminent.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, if you have information the authorities are unaware of, I suggest you notify them immediately.

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// ANOTHEOLDGIT, if you have information the authorities are unaware of, I suggest you notify them immediately. ///

The only information that I happen to have is the fact that I possess a deal of common sense.

Can you definitely state here on AnswerBank that yet another terrorist attack isn't imminent?