On 1/23/06, Justin wrote:

... The city can probably contract private security if it wants. The footbridges may not even be public property, just open to the public.

remember blackwater at NOLA? now that's creepy...

On 2006-01-23T17:02:29-0500, Tyler Durden wrote:

Yes, it occurs to me that they might be considered private property. BUT they are over West Street. Does this make them public? (Or at least the portions that are technically over public property?)

Makes me think I need to get ME a SECURITY jacket or, better yet: POLICE. I

I'd suggest a fed TLA or FLA, something like FCC or FEMA. A fed can always make up an excuse to be just about anywhere. FBI, DEA, and ATF are too high-profile. SECURITY and POLICE are too generic; people might not take you seriously.

see all sorts of MwG running rackets of various sorts: I want in...time to get with the program and start collecting taxes!!!

That's easy enough. Grab a gun, sweat pants, hooded jacket, ski mask, gloves, and lurk outside some isolated fine dining establishment. If your (loyal) taxpayers complain about taxation without representation, accuse them of being unpatriotic, and offer them a chance to vote on who you mug next. -- The six phases of a project: I. Enthusiasm. IV. Search for the Guilty. II. Disillusionment. V. Punishment of the Innocent. III. Panic. VI. Praise & Honor for the Nonparticipants.

On 2006-01-24T11:25:33-0500, Tyler Durden wrote:

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That's easy enough. Grab a gun, sweat pants, hooded jacket, ski mask, gloves, and lurk outside some isolated fine dining establishment. If your (loyal) taxpayers complain about taxation without representation, accuse them of being unpatriotic, and offer them a chance to vote on who you mug next.

Sounds like a plan.

Any other Cypherpunks sick of this crypto-anarchy bullshit and wanna get in on the next new government? Don't miss out: early joiners get a higher share of the taxes.

It seems that a better plan is to go to Iraq and hold hostage citizens of the Axis of Supplication: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2191229,00.html That's $5 million U.S. per abduction. You can't get that kind of ROI in Mexico. Of course, as a kidnapper in Mexico, you don't have the U.S. military hunting you. -- The six phases of a project: I. Enthusiasm. IV. Search for the Guilty. II. Disillusionment. V. Punishment of the Innocent. III. Panic. VI. Praise & Honor for the Nonparticipants.

On 2006-05-23T14:12:47-0400, Tyler Durden wrote:

WOW! So does this mean that France, England and Germany are basically funding the Iraqi insurgency?

It would appear so. Either that, or they're propping up the boating industry... rich ex-insurgents could be cruising around the Med in yachts.

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From: Justin To: cypherpunks@jfet.org Subject: Re: RentaCops in Public Spaces? Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 14:37:46 +0000

It seems that a better plan is to go to Iraq and hold hostage citizens of the Axis of Supplication:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2191229,00.html

That's $5 million U.S. per abduction. You can't get that kind of ROI in Mexico. Of course, as a kidnapper in Mexico, you don't have the U.S. military hunting you.

-- The six phases of a project: I. Enthusiasm. IV. Search for the Guilty. II. Disillusionment. V. Punishment of the Innocent. III. Panic. VI. Praise & Honor for the Nonparticipants.