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posted by takyon on Sunday June 18 2017, @07:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-they-beg-for-taxes dept.

Armed SAS troops have reportedly been deployed to key positions in busy streets across the UK, with hopes that the tactic will have soldiers poised for any unfolding terror attacks.

One source told The Mirror: "The view is there are so many homeless people out there undercover operators will remain safe and anonymous.

[...] Another source claimed to the paper that the operation had been ongoing for "some time", with soldiers stationed around transport hubs and shopping centres.

Soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Wing have reportedly been drafted for the operation.

Source: The Sun


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by frojack on Sunday June 18 2017, @09:26PM (6 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday June 18 2017, @09:26PM (#527597) Journal

    No, you've misunderstood.

    This is the plan for getting rid of the homeless, by painting targets on their back and getting terrorists to take them out first giving the actual tax payers time to scurry away.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 18 2017, @09:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 18 2017, @09:32PM (#527602)

    Sure treat the symptom not the economic disease causing it.

  • (Score: 2) by Unixnut on Sunday June 18 2017, @09:52PM (3 children)

    by Unixnut (5779) on Sunday June 18 2017, @09:52PM (#527611)

    I tag this "Evil Genius idea of the day".

    Diabolical!

    My one came across the idea that it was a very easy way to explain any future sudden increase in homeless people you see day to day round here. "Oh, they are not really homeless left to rot on the street, let down by society and our collapsing economy. They are in fact crack undercover troops protecting us and our blossoming economy from evil!!"

    "No, don't give them any charity, you might blow their cover"

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 18 2017, @10:16PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 18 2017, @10:16PM (#527620)

      Just put the word out that there are undercover agents spying on the homeless and watch as the paranoid homeless population murder each other to eliminate the undercover threat. For extra evil bonus points the undercover agents do not even have to exist.

      • (Score: 2) by driverless on Monday June 19 2017, @04:25AM

        by driverless (4770) on Monday June 19 2017, @04:25AM (#527726)

        For extra evil bonus points the undercover agents do not even have to exist.

        That would be the way I'd do it. Then I'd leak that bus drivers were also sikrit anti-terrist agents. And bag ladies. And chavs. And pigeons. That'd put the wind up those pesky terrists, everywhere they go they're surrounded by sikrit law enforcement personnel.

        Especially the pigeons.

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday June 19 2017, @08:08AM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Monday June 19 2017, @08:08AM (#527802) Homepage
      Well, if we've got Sir Digby above, then I might as well add this here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=owI7DOeO_yg
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  • (Score: 2) by turgid on Monday June 19 2017, @07:07PM

    by turgid (4318) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 19 2017, @07:07PM (#528089) Journal

    I hear the Tories might be looking for a new leader in a couple of weeks. Thought of applying?