Exactly how secure are we if crap like this continues to happen?
Thankfully, the guy was a retired NYC cop and not some psycho. This time.
The Department of Homeland Security allowed a man to enter its headquarters last week using a fake Matricula Consular card as identification, despite federal rules that say the Mexican-issued card is not valid ID at government buildings.
Bruce DeCell, a retired New York City police officer, used his phony card -- which lists his place of birth as "Tijuana, B.C." and his address as "123 Fraud Blvd." on an incorrectly spelled "Staton Island, N.Y." -- to enter the building Wednesday for a meeting with DHS officials.
Mr. DeCell said that he has had the card for four years and has used it again and again to board airliners and enter government buildings, without being turned down once. But he said that he was surprised that DHS, the agency in charge of determining secure IDs, accepted it.
"Obviously, it's not working," Mr. DeCell said.
Obviously not...and what's more obvious is that the DHS is looking more and more like some sort of government ruse to make people think the country is safe when actually, it's the exact opposite. Gee, who would've thunk it?
Another bit of oddness from the article: members of Congress have tried to crack down on the use of these cards, but the Bush Administration has opposed their effort. Food for thought, eh?
Tags: [Bruce DeCell], [Department of Homeland Security], [Matricula Consular card], [the Mexican-issued card is not valid ID at government buildings], [Bush Administration]]
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