I love those people who when they see or hear something that makes them feel uneasy, instead of dismissing it, pick up the phone and let police know what the heck is going on:
When federal authorities announced charges against six young men accused of plotting an attack at Fort Dix, they kept secret the name of the tipster who first came forward.On Tuesday, Brian Morgenstern went public, breaking his silence on CNN's "American Morning" and later in other interviews. The 23-year-old Circuit City employee told The Associated Press he was alarmed in January 2006 when two customers brought him a video of 10 men at a firing range with handguns, rifles and what he thought were fully automatic rifles.
Morgenstern said authorities asked him not to divulge some details of the video. But they have said the men were chanting "God is Great" in Arabic.
"I was considering whether or not this was really a threat, or something serious," he said. "I came to the conclusion that that's not my job or decision to make."
The next day, after talking to his family, he went to his managers at the Mount Laurel store. A call to police led to a 15-month investigation and the May 7 arrests of six men accused of plotting the attack on Fort Dix, which is being used largely to train reservists bound for Iraq.
More Brians, please, of all ages -- at home, at work, at school, and all points in between. They make the world a nicer place.
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Mr. Morgenstern decides to come forward the same week Cindy Sheehan decides to bow out. What a great country America is! That is a great Memorial Day week my friends. Now we know what a true American hero looks like.(And it ain't Ms. Psycho Mom)
Posted by: cindy at May 30, 2007 09:41 AMThree cheers for Brian, who looks, by the way, like he could be Rhoda and Joe's son.
Posted by: Bad Penny at May 30, 2007 04:22 PMIt is nice to see this very good guy acknowledged. He certainly deserves the appreciation and gratitude of us all.
It's also nice to read appreciation of people who call the police when things don't look right. When local law enforcement listens, too, that's another big area for thanks from us citizens.
Posted by: -S- at May 31, 2007 12:37 AMMan, I hope someone is surreptitiously watching over his ass, because the Six's friends who are still loose now know exactly who dimed on their little cabal. God forbid something happens to this brave guy.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at May 31, 2007 08:15 AM