I'm A Little Freaked Out

Around 8 o'clock this evening I was sitting at the light on the I-10 frontage road in downtown Tucson. A large bus (tour-bus size) pulled up next to me. It was all white, with blacked-out windows. Like a prison bus. On its side was printed "Department of Homeland Security" inside a round logo.

As I entered the take-out lane of a Carl's Jr., I was surprised to see the bus following me. It sat idling a few yards away in the parking lot. While waiting for my order I observed four young, short-haired males disembarking from the bus. Two were dressed entirely in white, while the other two wore white tops and loose-fitting, dark-blue or black trousers. They each carried a small, clear plastic bag that appeared to contain clothing. They looked to be in their 20s, and of Latin-American or Middle-Eastern descent. They loitered on the corner for a few minutes, and then walked slowly through the underpass toward downtown Tucson. When I left the lot, the bus was still sitting there idling.

I've tried to think of some totally benign, non-sinister explanation for what I witnessed, but haven't had any luck. Honest, I'm not the tin-foil-hat type. But this continues to give me the creeps.

Any ideas?

:tinfoilhat:

due to the Mexican drug wars spilling over into the US, as Secretary Napolitano said recently.

such as Hutto?

I don't see any reason not to enforce our laws.

...isn't that the job of the Border Patrol and the I.N.S?

Better grab yer Louisville Slugger and hide behind the front door all night.

But the one I saw was quite a bit bigger - more like a Greyhound. Maybe these are the locals, and mine was the long-distance model......

Or are "detainees" being quietly released in different parts of the country?

That's interesting, what you saw. They sound like guys just getting out of the slammer, but that bus transporting them to a place like you described? That isn't anything I've ever heard of.

I wonder what you saw?

Nice spy work, pal.

:toast:

DHS Agents? IRS Agents? The drug cartels? Illegal aliens? Teararists - both foreign and domestic? The FBI? The CIA? The Republicans? The Democrats? Wayne LaPierre? My next door neighbor?

Say, I've got real purty tin foil cap I can sell ya cheap........
Guaranteed to keep the elephants away....

:rofl:

I googled it...it was an old branch that guarded federal buildings and did immigration stuff. The whole "Homeland Security" thing turned them into a federal police force with complete jurisdiction (but no protocol exists on how they are supposed to coordinate with local authorities). Supposedly their duties are much the same (immigration/security), but their authority has been expanded to do just about anything if need be.

and you are required to put on a uniform to ride now. :crazy:

Very creepy.