If you thought the criteria for suspicious activity in terms of potential terrorism couldnât get any more broad and ludicrous, prepare to be taken aback.
According to a document entitled âTerrorism Awareness and Prevention: Participant Guideâ distributed by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness (which you can see embedded below), almost every single action should be treated as suspicious.These include glances, wide open eyes, cold penetrating stares, trance-like gazes, exaggerated yawning when engaged in conversation, protruding or beating neck arteries, repetitive touching of face, tugging on or covering ears, increased breathing rate, panting, excessive fidgeting, clock watching, head turning, pacing or jumpiness, trembling, unusual perspiration, goose bumps, and/or rigid posture with minimal body movements and arms close to sides. In other words, if youâre late for something or in a rush (âexcessive fidgeting, clock watchingâ), you might be a terrorist. If youâve been exercising (âincreased breathing rate, panting,â âprotruding or beating neck arteriesâ), you might be a terrorist.
On the other hand, if youâre tired (âtrance-like gaze,â âexaggerated yawningâ) you also might be a terrorist. Yet, if youâre energetic or perhaps drank too much coffee (âwide open âflashbulb eyes,ââ âpacing or jumpy,â âtrembling,â âunusual perspiration,â âexcessive fidgetingâ), you might also be a terrorist.
Youâd better not be too energetic, too tired, in a rush, plagued by a wide range of medical conditions, returning from exercise, or generally display almost any bodily behaviors as someone might consider you a suspicious person and report you for possible terrorist activity.
But it doesnât stop there! Other suspicious activities when it comes to vehicles are âunusual behavior,â which is undefined and could mean just about anything, âsigns of fear or stress,â or ârefusal or disregard of directions.â
It gets even more insane when they go over signs which make a vehicle itself suspicious.
These include, âUnusual items clearly visible inside or attached to the outside [of the vehicle],â âstopped or parked in strange or out-of-place locations,â âparked close to agency assets such as terminals, rail lines and bridges,â âmissing or altered license plates,â âvisibly overloaded or sagging.â