Question:
how hard would it be to do an expose on extreme anti abortion groups by going undercover among them?
kelleygaither2000
2007-05-26 16:25:04 UTC
how dangerous would it be?
Eleven answers:
2007-05-27 00:17:25 UTC
I have expertise in this area. You must imitate their mannerisms,

particularly their facial expression and tone of voice. If you do not

have the fitting mannerisms, then the fanatics will zero-in on you.



Your eyebrows must be relatively heightened, and your eyelids

must be relatively widened. You must alter your tone of voice by

enlarging the cavity of the back of your mouth, by putting the back

of your tongue forward and widening the top of the back of your

throat.



There is also the matter of style of appearance, such as in hair

style and clothing. Just imitate their style. There is also one's static

facial and body features that one can not control, but they are less

essential.



Be sure to spout the insane doublethink wording that the fanatics

use, such as 'pro-death' and 'abortion is murder'.
Croa
2007-05-26 16:45:20 UTC
The FBI did this back in the Anti-war 1960s.

The people studied how the targeted group spoke, believed, dressed, etc. Then they infiltrated.

If you want to be a hero, join the Homeland Security program and get trained before you attempt to infiltrate a group such as this.

It would be very dangerous, and who would back you up in case you were discovered?

Why would you risk you life this way, when as another poster pointed out, this is a Terrorist Group?

Good luck
dudezoid
2007-05-26 17:44:32 UTC
First of all, you have to be a good actor. You have to live the part, at home and on the job, for the duration.

Be prepared to agree with them, let them visit you in your home, visit their homes, participate in protests, etc.

You have to become one of them.

Be sympathetic to the cause but don't come off as such a bad-*** that they might want you to bomb a building.

REMEMBER: You are legally liable for your actions no matter what the intent. Good luck. Be careful.
smurphgirl131
2007-05-26 16:29:43 UTC
... i could understand going undercover in a terrorist group, but as far as i know, anti-abortion groups dont try to kill people. so i'm pretty sure it wouldnt be dangerous, but i'm not sure what there is to "expose" about them.
2007-05-26 16:57:42 UTC
Don't even go there. They can literally be hazardous to your health. Just do some web research on a group called "The Army of God" to see what I mean.
edith clarke
2007-05-27 22:31:59 UTC
These are dangerous people-join the FBI if you want to do this type of work. You'd be dealing with people who engage in, support, or defend the use of force (vandalism, arson, bombings, kidnapping, stalking, assault, attempted murder, and murder) — as justifiable homicide or defense of others — in interest of protecting the life of the fetus: http://www.rickross.com/reference/a-abortion/a-abortion5.html



In the U.S., violence directed toward abortion providers has killed 7 people, including 3 doctors, 2 clinic employees, a security guard, and a clinic escort: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/assets/files/Abortion-Access-to-Abortion-Violence.pdf



Who have these particular "pro-life" people murdered?:



March 10, 1993: Dr. David Gunn of Pensacola, Florida was fatally shot during a protest. He had been the subject of wanted-style posters distributed by Operation Rescue in the summer of the year before. Michael F. Griffin was found guilty of Dr. Gunn's murder and was sentenced to life in prison.



June 29, 1994: Dr. John Britton and James Barrett, a clinic escort, were both shot outside of another facility in Pensacola. Rev. Paul Jennings Hill was charged with the killings, received a death sentence, and was executed September 3, 2003.



December 30, 1994: Two receptionists, Shannon Lowney and Lee Ann Nichols, were killed when two separate clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts and Norfolk, Virginia were both attacked on the same day. John Salvi was later convicted. He committed suicide in prison and guards found his body under his bed with a plastic garbage bag tied around his head.



January 29, 1998: Robert Sanderson, an off-duty police officer who worked as a security guard at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama died when his workplace was bombed. Eric Robert Rudolph, who was also responsible for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing, was charged with the crime and received two life sentences as a result.



October 23, 1998: Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot dead at his home in Amherst, New York. His was the last in a series of similar shootings against providers in Canada and northern New York state which were all likely committed by James Kopp. Kopp was convicted of Dr. Slepian's murder after finally being apprehended in France in 2001.

A fourth doctor, George Patterson, was shot in Mobile, Alabama on August 21, 1993, but it is uncertain whether his death was the direct result of his profession or rather a robbery: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/news-articles-press/politics-policy-issues/abortion-access/tiller-patterson-11504.htm



According to NAF, since 1977 in the United States and Canada, property crimes committed against abortion providers have included 41 bombings, 173 arsons, 91 attempted bombings or arsons, 619 bomb threats, 1630 incidences of trespassing, 1264 incidences of vandalism, and 100 attacks with butyric acid ("stink bombs"): http://www.prochoice.org/pubs_research/publications/downloads/about_abortion/violence_statistics.pdf



Some of the latest incidents:



April 25, 2007: A package left at a women's health clinic in Austin, Texas contained an explosive device capable of inflicting serious injury or death. A bomb squad detonated the device.



May 9, 2007 An unidentified person deliberately set fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Virginia Beach, Virginia: http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6492086



The most dangerous groups who oppose abortion either explicitly or implicitly advocate violence against abortion providers:



1) The Army of God, an underground network of activists who believe that the use of violence is an appropriate tool for fighting against abortion: http://www.armyofgod.com/



2) American Coalition of Life Activists, who published the Nuremberg Files: http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/31/nuremberg/



These are extremely dangerous domestic terrorists. Please don't try to deal with them unless you are a professional with the legal backing and protection of the FBI.
flyguy03
2007-05-26 16:33:41 UTC
What would u try to expose? And remeber its the people for abortion that help kill people, not the people against abortion. Abortion is murder, so be careful with abortion groups because they might try to abort you.
Lord Inquisitor
2007-05-26 16:29:18 UTC
you would have to fit in to their Mentality and way of doing stuff, usually this means preaching bible crap and being able to quote the rubbish. Dangerous they would probably kill you as they are a form of domestic Terrorist we are talking about.
RT
2007-05-26 16:29:39 UTC
Abort your attempt, you might bleed to death in a back alley.
2007-05-26 16:27:39 UTC
The do sell hidden cameras, just get one !
mesmerized
2007-05-26 16:28:33 UTC
If you vehemently disagree with them,



How would you keep yourself from arguing with them?





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