tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3899788189287680982..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: FBI Citizen’s Academy: Weeks 1 & 2Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54854092981699144832019-03-17T17:38:52.424-04:002019-03-17T17:38:52.424-04:00Thanks, Gloria.Thanks, Gloria.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87622413151241663702019-03-17T17:02:26.415-04:002019-03-17T17:02:26.415-04:00I like your hat, too. My sisters in Crime chapter...I like your hat, too. My sisters in Crime chapter had an FBI guy come to talk to us, too. He brought along his dog, too, that he was training as a police dog. We all enjoyed his talk and petting his dog, too. What a great time you had and so much you learned, too. Thanks for sharing.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64673024916138491902019-03-17T13:05:16.881-04:002019-03-17T13:05:16.881-04:00Karen, that's terrifying!
Warren, I suspect ...Karen, that's terrifying! <br /><br />Warren, I suspect we'll delve deeper into that topic in coming weeks, but yeah. All the scary stuff you hear about Chinese spying probably doesn't come close to the horrible realities. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34861636371548913202019-03-17T12:31:05.851-04:002019-03-17T12:31:05.851-04:00I recently heard a very casual conversation about ...I recently heard a very casual conversation about the risks of Chinese spying. I had no idea what was going on but it scared the daylights out of me.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11520606512991905722019-03-17T12:03:12.285-04:002019-03-17T12:03:12.285-04:00What a great experience, Annette.
My first husba...What a great experience, Annette. <br /><br />My first husband got to attend the real FBI Academy, back when he was a cop. It set him up for a long career in all kinds of investigation, including insurance fraud (he worked for a big property and casualty insurance company for awhile) and arson. He was the director of the National Association of Fire Investigators for a few years. (We divorced in 1974, though.)<br /><br />I was threatened once, via AOL, if I remember correctly, when a woman off her meds said she was going to mail a bomb to me. This was about 1994. No clue what I could have possibly said (about sewing, of all things) that tipped her over the edge, but a friend monitored our isolated mailbox for me for several weeks. The idea of one of my young daughters opening a bomb haunted me. It didn't occur to me then to report her anywhere. But both the Post Office and the FBI should have been notified, I now know. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41080108551183012982019-03-17T10:36:19.272-04:002019-03-17T10:36:19.272-04:00How scary, Kait! And definitely the right thing to...How scary, Kait! And definitely the right thing to do. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4348400935068690382019-03-17T10:25:49.450-04:002019-03-17T10:25:49.450-04:00Sounds like an excellent experience, Annette, I am...Sounds like an excellent experience, Annette, I am so excited you are sharing. The one phrase that really stood out is that threats are not free speech. What a perfect way to escalate conflict while walking a fine line in a scene. <br /><br />I was threatened once. Many years ago someone left a message on my answering machine that they were going to "blow my brains out." It was especially frightening since I didn't know the person or recognize the voice. I considered discounting it, but this was Miami during the days of the Cocaine Cowboys and my boyfriend's business was importing flowers - only flowers - from South America. I knew he had rebuffed attempts to have him import other products. I called the police and turned over the tape. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38568634530540386092019-03-17T10:13:35.908-04:002019-03-17T10:13:35.908-04:00Margaret, I believe their meaning of feeling threa...Margaret, I believe their meaning of feeling threatened is more than the day-to-day stuff we deal with (not to minimize that either). Think Neo-Nazis shouting rhetoric in front of a Baptist church as an example. If the same group was simply carrying signs out on a street somewhere = free speech. If they're blocking your place of worship (or painting hate speech on your home or property), it's another matter. There are miles of gray area in between. The point they made is, report it to the FBI (or local law enforcement) and let THEM determine where in that gray area it falls and whether it warrants additional investigation or action. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52106894751572478662019-03-17T08:44:57.464-04:002019-03-17T08:44:57.464-04:00Great hat. You need the windbreaker, too.
Politic...Great hat. You need the windbreaker, too.<br /><br />Political rants at the gym? I ignore them and complain to the management. On the street? I scuttle by (remember, women over 40 are invisible). In the DC metro? I look at the floor or if I'm alone in the car, wait till the doors open and run to a more populated car."<br /><br />While in DC, I'm frequently accosted by people with petitions. It's their right to ask me to sign, and it's my right to decline.<br /><br />"Hi, you're a friendly person, right?" She holds her clipboard in front of my face.<br /><br />"No." I push past her.<br /><br />My daughters were mortified.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12807709231941505402019-03-17T08:22:35.538-04:002019-03-17T08:22:35.538-04:00Haha. Thanks, Jim. And it's an amazing opportu...Haha. Thanks, Jim. And it's an amazing opportunity! Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88623931427793660002019-03-17T06:42:26.482-04:002019-03-17T06:42:26.482-04:00Sounds like you are having a great experience, Ann...Sounds like you are having a great experience, Annette. And you do look pretty cool in your hat.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com