Police plan piggish counter-terrorism psychological warfare

[Scurrilous]

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=2833

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"The police are gong to begin implementing their plan to hang bags of swine fat in busses and other public places, in the hope it will deter suicide bombers from entering them."

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"The police thought of using pigs or pig-products to ward off terrorism months ago, but needed a rabbinical permit to carry it out, so as not to offend Jewish sensibilities.

Rabbi Eliezer Moshe Fisher, of the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court, ruled on Wednesday that “there is no halachic ban on using bags of lard in buses and other places” when saving lives is concerned. The halachic permit says bags of lard may be used in any place that might be a target for suicide bombings, such as schools, shopping malls, railway stations etc.

The rabbi also said that if the police do not use pig fat in buses, tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews will arm themselves with spray guns filled with liquid lard, which they will spray on terrorists whenever the need arises."

[meegbear]

1. If a suicide bomber doesn't strike until the last moment ...

what good is spray guns filled with liquid lard gonna do?

[Muddleoftheroad]

2. My guess

If you blow yourself up, your body will be mixed with the unclean pig fat for all eternity and you won't be able to enter the afterlife.

Of course, it does indeed sound wacky.

[Jim Sagle]

3. But HEY, it's WACKY enough that it just might WORK!!!

[drewb]

4. Putting Pig fat on a bus is a slippery slope...

It is impure and it is not kosher.


But, since this whole thing has turned into black comedy I don't suppose it's surprising.

Too bad the Palestinians aren't affected by kryptonite.

:loveya:

[mobuto]

5. Not only is it not kosher

but my guess is it violates Orthodox burial law - to have a body - all of which is considered "sacred" - mixed with swine fat. Of course Jewish law generally recognizes extenuating circumstances, but is the circumstance really forgiveable if you yourself hang the hog bellies?

But then, I think most interpretations only prohibit the eating of pigs, not contact with them.

Ech, I don't know.

[GabysPoppy]

6. Your understanding is correct as far as I know

As whacky as this idea is anyway.