Yeah. WTF?
QuoteBeneath the surface of their fiery passion for the Klingon language and Romulan mythology, the British government of the 1990s once thought something more sinister could be lurking: Violent anarchism and a proclivity for mass suicide.
According to The Express, a recently-disclosed document from London's Metropolitan Police reveals they were keeping a secret dossier on fans of Star Trek, The X-Files, and other science fiction shows out of fears that their fans might abruptly become suicidal cultists or start a rebellion against the rest of society.
The paranoia was related to the approach of the year 2000, and thoughts that the new millennium could somehow drive hardcore sci-fi fans into a frenzy of UFO mania or apocalyptic fervor.
More antics at the link: http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/20/uk-government-investigated-trekkies-as-a-possible-death-cult/
Clearly some middle aged police Inspector needed something to do in order to justify his/her existence! :2funny:
Sounds like some mid level bureaucrats needed a reason to justify spending their days watching scifi at work. Brilliant!
Quote from: Airborne Rifles on May 20, 2015, 11:48:21 AM
Sounds like some mid level bureaucrats needed a reason to justify spending their days watching scifi at work. Brilliant!
If that were the case, I'd have made it a case that busty brunettes are suicidal cultists that wish to start a rebellion against the rest of society.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on May 20, 2015, 11:58:18 AM
I'd have made it a case that busty brunettes are suicidal cultists
In my experience, that is accurate.
Was the one that drove through the living room wall a brunette?
nope. a dirty blonde.
a very very dirty blonde.
Quote from: LongBlade on May 20, 2015, 11:23:43 AM
Yeah. WTF?
QuoteBeneath the surface of their fiery passion for the Klingon language and Romulan mythology, the British government of the 1990s once thought something more sinister could be lurking: Violent anarchism and a proclivity for mass suicide.
According to The Express, a recently-disclosed document from London's Metropolitan Police reveals they were keeping a secret dossier on fans of Star Trek, The X-Files, and other science fiction shows out of fears that their fans might abruptly become suicidal cultists or start a rebellion against the rest of society.
The paranoia was related to the approach of the year 2000, and thoughts that the new millennium could somehow drive hardcore sci-fi fans into a frenzy of UFO mania or apocalyptic fervor.
More antics at the link: http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/20/uk-government-investigated-trekkies-as-a-possible-death-cult/
Reading that made my head hurt. Someone please post boobs and/or butts.
I'll bet you a dollar that in the ensuing two decades things haven't improved...on either side of the pond.