I thought this made a lot of sense.
Love, Absalom
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Dear Friend,
I was recently astounded while visiting your city that you would allow a truck to travel through the
city spraying atomized chemicals into the air.
I suppose that the truck was spraying for mosquitoes. It strikes me as a very dangerous thing to do.
Chemical and biological weapons are most effective when they are released into the air as an
aerosol, which is specifically what the truck is designed to do, release chemical and biological
weapons (against insects) into the environment in their most potent and effective form.
By allowing that truck to drive through the city we are conditioning the residents to believe that
it is normal for trucks to be driving through the city spraying things on people. It would be a
simple thing for a terrorist or someone with ill intentions to subvert such a truck to spray
chemical and/or biological weapons (against people), in their most dangerous form, upon a population
that has come to expect that it is normal and healthy to release toxic chemicals into the air. By
the time people started getting sick they would have already forgotten about the truck which seemed
so ordinary.
The truck came through late at night. I could not read any identifying markings on the side or back
of the truck. It could have come from anywhere and been driven by anyone.
If we are interested in insect control, I believe that we would be better off in the long run to
establish educational seminars to teach people how to cultivate natural pest control animals such as
dragon flies, praying mantises, bats, and swallows. We could also teach water management techniques
for discouraging mosquitoes.
My career included developing chemical and biological weapons and methods to defend against them. I
believe the trucks are a greater danger to our safety and way of life than the insects they are
meant to control.
Because these spray trucks are operated by local jurisdictions, take action at the local level: send
this letter to the county commissioners or city counsel. E-mail a copy of this letter to your family
and close friends. Post a copy to your favorite newsgroup. Post a copy at work or at the
supermarket. Send a note to your local health department. Rewrite this message in your own words an
spread it around.
If we don't take action now, it is only a matter of time before these trucks are subverted to a dark
and evil purpose.
The Observer, This letter is placed in the public domain by the author.