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Old 12-07-2011, 02:57 AM #1
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Default UK Terror Threat Alert.... (lowered)

... is now lowered to "Substantial" and not "Critical"

Does it seriously matter what word they use?

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There's always a huge risk of terrorism. It's stupid always updating the public on how severe the terrorist risk is..we know
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There's always a huge risk of terrorism. It's stupid always updating the public on how severe the terrorist risk is..we know
Pisses me off. Like "imminent" I think is the highest? Or similar? I bet some poor people live their lives practically in bunkers due to it
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didnt even know it had been raised in the first place
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Just edited my title incase I panicked anyone
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didnt even know it had been raised in the first place
Ever heard of Osama Bin Laden?
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that was ages ago

stacey got banned that day that was more relevant to me tbh
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that was ages ago

stacey got banned that day that was more relevant to me tbh
Oooohkaaaaay.....
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Change the title to "UK Terror Threat Alert.... (Highered to IMMINENT!!)"
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That would give Poor Harry a heart attack
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No, you mean sod
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I don't think that it really matters what word they use, if it's gonna happen it's gonna happen.
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Warnings just freak people out I don't get why we have them. Terrorists are hardly going to wait until a sufficient warning has been released before carrying out their horrible deed. 'We can blow this up yet until they've been warned!' it's stupid
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I don't think that it really matters what word they use, if it's gonna happen it's gonna happen.


But if we were in Red Alert: known as Critical
Harry would be more safe Down South
as at that time London would be attacked
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Warnings just freak people out I don't get why we have them. Terrorists are hardly going to wait until a sufficient warning has been released before carrying out their horrible deed. 'We can blow this up yet until they've been warned!' it's stupid

But a Critical state
is the top of the list
and I need to know that.
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I don't think that it really matters what word they use, if it's gonna happen it's gonna happen.
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I have to admit, I am puzzled at the wording they use, wy there just can't be low, high, or critical like arista says, maybe people's confusion would be eased.

You can't say you are downgrading a level then say there is still likely an attack at any time so then also ask the public to keep very very vigilant.
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That would give Poor Harry a heart attack
. No it wouldn't.

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But if we were in Red Alert: known as Critical
Harry would be more safe Down South
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It really irritates me how we're like one of the few countries to word our terror threat levels with things like 'critical' and stuff. I'd much rather just a 1, 2, 3, 4 system.

That said I don't think anyone really listens to the terror threat level all that much anyways. It was on critical for months without a single thing going wrong.
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