I don't mean to scare people in NYC

[malatesta1137]

but I received this email from a friend:

Subject: don't mean to scare, just be cautious
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> i rec'd this from my friend and i'm a little worried...just
wanted to pass it on, i'm freaked out, but it could be a hoax. a
very UNFUNNY one.





> >Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:58:16 -0400
>
> >
>
> >Hi all I hope everyone is doing well. The reason I am sending
out this
>
> >mass email to everyone is because of something that was brought
to my
>
> >attention the other day that I feel I need to tell as many
people as
>
> >possible incase it turns out to be true.. One of my colleagues
has a
>
> >good family friend who works in city hall. This friend called my
>
> >coworker on Friday to tell him about some intelligence the city
has
>
> >gotten regarding a possible terror attack in the city (most
likely the
>
> >subways) planned for this Friday and urged him to avoid the
subways if
>
> >possible. He also told him something about the city placing an
order >for
>
> >2 to 3 thousand extra body bags. Now you have to take these
things >with
>
> >a grain of salt because I am sure they get tons of this
intelligence
>
> >that turns out to be nothing. However there are some things that
co
>
> >inside with this Friday that seem to give it a higher
probability than
>
> >usual. The terrorists attacked the WTC on 9/11. They attacked
Spain's
>
> >subways on 3/11. This Friday just happens to be 6/11. Whether
that >means
>
> >anything or not who knows. The thing that really has me concerned
>
> >however is that all of a sudden a lot of things are now closed on
>Friday
>
> >due to Reagan's death. The stock market, banks, Mail and all
federal
>
> >buildings are closed. Obviously Reagan's death wasn't planned
but the
>
> >fact they chose Friday as the day to do this big honoring of him
>strikes
>
> >me as a little to coincidental (less people going to work = less
people
>
>
> >on the subway). The question that I get most when I tell people
about
>
> >this is why wouldn't they go on TV and warn people. Well I think
the
>
> >answer to that is simple....they can't. They would cause mass
hysteria
>
> >and the city would be out of control. Take this information and
do with
>
>
> >it what you want. I just felt the need to tell as many people as
I
>
> >could. God forbid something does happen this Friday and some
people >get
>
> >hurt or die that I know and could have warned about it and
didn't, well
>
>
> >that would be a tough pill for me to swallow. I hope all this is
>
> >bullshit and nothing happens this Friday or any day for that
matter. >One
>
> >thing is for certain though if I have to work on Friday I am
taking a
>
> >cab.
>

[VolcanoJen]

1. Snopes

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/june11.asp

:eyes:

[bluestateguy]

2. I think that's horse shit

The government couldn't keep that kind of thing a secret, and I just don't see the New York City political establishment hiding that from the public. Having said that, NYC remains a top terrorist target.