According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Twitter feed, the agency has relaunched its campaign to involve citizens in tracking down and reporting terrorists.
“If You See Something, Say Something™" campaign empowers citizens to protect communities, recognize and report suspicious activity.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov)
The feds have not admitted it, but the effort has proved to be a dismal failure. It has not snagged a single terrorist.
In fact, according to author , New York’s “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign in New York’s subways has resulted in mostly producing false leads and other noise that has not stopped terrorists, most who are .
The relaunch, however, produced a few comical tweets in response:
I see a number of illegal immigrants loitering in my town! Who do I call to enforce U.S. Immigration laws to deport them?
— BCP (@beercanpolitics)
The Stasi used to give ppl cool bomber jackets when they informed on their neighbors. What's DHS giving out?
— Henna_Flowerz (@henna_flowerz)
