Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati

A few months ago, Hamilton County Public Health sent shocking informational flyers to some, but not all, Hamilton County residents.  These flyers asked for volunteers should our region suffer some kind of catastrophic event—and it promised that volunteers (and their families) would be the first to receive, for example, inoculations against disease should we become the target of bioterrorism.  It kind of sounds like Hamilton County is already assembling the list of who gets to live, and who gets to fend for themselves in the crazed throngs, should we face a society-ending or -changing event sometime soon.

See the flyers for yourself.  Click on the image for a larger view:

This quote shows how seriously Hamilton County takes the threat:  “Communities may choose to keep these locations confidential until an actual event for security purposes.”

I am pleased, on the one hand, to know that my government has plans should something terrible happen.  I am concerned that not everyone was invited to be a volunteer.  And, naturally, I must wonder why this is being sent now.

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