Campaigners fear the law could be used to target outdoor activities such as rambling and parties, as well as demonstrations. Press the Panic Button - New scientist editorial Panic reigns. Fear overwhelms logical thought. Pointless acitivity replaces reason, and sensible advice is no longer heard. Sometimes whole nations are affected.
Parents lock up their children lest they be abducted.
No one eats beef, or eggs, or whatever is causing the panic. Previously sensible people see flashbacks of the aliens' green eyes. In the middle of a panic what's needed is for everyone to calm down. And that's just the treatment Britian requires for the current panic over the drug ecstasy. Following the heart-rending deaths of several teenagers who were apparently trying ecstasy for the first time, it has become impossible to express any sensible opinion on the drug.