From: Steve Weese [alleluia@patriot.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 11:59 AM
To: Charles_Hymes@hp.com
Subject: here's another one

It looks like it might even be from the same source, the "metro police"
thing is fishy.

>Another note to this - flashing bright lights at an oncoming car to get

>>>>them to turn on their headlights may be illegal in your state (it is

>in
>>>>Virginia). So you should not do this anyway. To warn an oncoming car

>to
>>>>turn on the headlights, you can turn your lights off then on. It
>appears
>>>>though that turning your lights on and then off could also look like

>>>>flashing them, so the message below is still well worth heeding.
>>>>
>>>> > Subject: FW: FW: Warning:  Car Headlights
>>>> > Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 11:17 PM
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 9:44AM
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > The following is very important and serious!
>>>> > >
>>>> > > The following information was E-Mailed to all
>>>>employees of the
>>>> > Metro
>>>> > > Police Department this morning, 11/3/98:
>>>> > > Headlights
>>>> > >
>>>> > > The police officer who works with the DARE
>>>>program at the
>>>> > elementary
>>>> > > school passed this warning on to us and asked
>>>>that I share it with
>>>> > anyone
>>>> > > who drives...   If you're ever driving after
>>>>dark and see an
>>>> > on-coming car
>>>> > > with no headlights turned on, DO NOT flash
>>>>your lights at them!
>>>> > >
>>>> > > This is a new common gang member initiation
>>>>"game" that goes like
>>>> > this:
>>>> > > the new member being initiated drives along
>>>>with no headlights on
>>>> > and the
>>>> > > first car to flash their headlights at him is
>>>>now his "target".
>>>> > He is now
>>>> > > required to chase that car and shoot at or
>>>>into the car in order
>>>> > to
>>>> > > complete his initiation requirements.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Make sure you share this information with your
>>>>family and any one
>>>> > else you
>>>> > > can!
>>>> > >