ok, i can understand

asking firefighters to report suspicious fires or suspicious activities to homeland security. BUT asking them to report people who are discontented with how things are being run in america??????????????

W T F??????????????????

i think there is something wrong with YOU if YOU don't think there's something wrong with how america is being run. take these VERY FEW examples: advocating torture, a president/king and his cabinet who lie, allowing children to go without proper healthcare, attacking another country who was NO threat to us, outing a COVERT cia agent, not helping domestic victims of natural disasters, allowing injured and wounded veterans to go unattended, being friends with a country who not only supports terrorists but sentences a victim of gang rape to prison AND 200 lashes. and as i said, that is JUST the tip of the iceburg

Firefighters asked to report people who express discontent with the government
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
It was revealed last week that firefighters are being trained to not only keep an eye out for illegal materials in the course of their duties, but even to report back any expression of discontent with the government.
A year ago, Homeland Security gave security clearances to nine New York City fire chiefs and began sharing intelligence with them. Even before that, fire department personnel were being taught "to identify material or behavior that may indicate terrorist activities" and were also "told to be alert for a person who is hostile, uncooperative or expressing hate or discontent with the United States."
Unlike law enforcement officials, firemen can go onto private property without a warrant, not only while fighting fires but also for inspections. "It's the evolution of the fire service," said a Phoenix, AZ fire chief of his information-sharing arrangement with law enforcement............