London 'too risky' for US school band

[AGENDA21]

A US high school marching band has been banned from taking part in a London festival - because it's too dangerous.

Education officials in Florida feared the 140-member band from Fort Myers High School might be caught in a terrorist attack.

The band had to turn down an invitation to take part in London's 2007 New Year's Day parade after their school chiefs ruled they would be "safer in America".

One angry pupil, Ethan Lapham, said: "It's more probable to be struck by lightning or be murdered in your sleep, than to fall prey to an attack by al-Qaeda terrorists.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1788038.html?menu=news.quirkies

[derby378]

1. BWAHAHAHAAAAA!!!

This is too rich.

[skypilot]

2. safer in America?

Isn't Florida where terrorists get their flight instruction?

[Lost-in-FL]

3. Kids are safer in London than in their school.

But what would you expect from Florida?

[CottonBear]

4. I feel sorry for those kids. London is a very safe city compared

to practically any major city in the US not to mention many large cities in Florida.

[derby378]

5. Maybe a little TOO safe...

All those surveillance cameras throughout London keep reminding me of 1984 all over again.

[CottonBear]

6. Yep. The UK is the most surveiled country on the planet.

Natl. Geo. had a great article on the UK cameras.

[BooScout]

8. all I can say is ...don't have sex....

...in your car at the railway station in the UK or they will show it on national TV.}(

[derby378]

9. Or, worse yet...

...Dom Jolly will stand next to your car holding an oversized Nokia cell phone and shouting into it.

:evilgrin:

[DBoon]

7. London is very unsafe

After being in another country, these students' worldview would not be "safe" from foreign influence

[BlooInBloo]

10. It's official. The terrorists won - the republicans lost the war.

Let this be a lesson for all republican voters: republicans put Americans in danger.

[gatorboy]

11. Have they considered Baghdad!

I've heard that place is very safe! Democracy is on the move!!!

[BooScout]

12. Ya'll think I should move back to the US?

After all........some twit in Florida (not to mention my mother) thinks a terrorist will get me over here.:sarcasm: ........forget the fact that there aren't any guns and I feel safe walking the streets at night..........a bogeyman terrorist could blow me up!:patriot:

[theHandpuppet]

13. Now here's what's truly scary

Fort Myers, FL

Presidential politics: Fort Myers is in Lee County, which supported George W. Bush in the last two presidential elections. According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 144,414 votes and John Kerry received 94,365 votes.

In the November 2000 election, Lee County supported Bush. Countywide, 106,141 people voted for Bush and 73,560 voted for Gore. Nader received 3,587 votes.

Economy
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fort Myers was $17,312, compared with $21,587 nationally.

Source: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeOverview.php?locIndex=8522