Sherwin Smith, deputy director of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) told a group of Maury County residents that lodging unfounded complaints regarding water quality could be construed as an act of terrorism.
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Smith said, “We take water quality very seriously. Very, very seriously. But you need to make sure that when you make water quality complaints you have a basis, because federally, if there’s no water quality issues, that can be considered under Homeland Security an act of terrorism.”
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Rep. Butts was equally shocked. “I think we need to be very careful with how we use the words ‘terrorist’ and ‘terrorism.’ I thought it was out of context,” she said. “That did not apply to anything that we were discussing at the meeting.”
Tennessee Official Says Complaints About Water Quality May Be "An Act Of Terrorism" | Liberals Unite
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