Re: Well, they got what they want...
From: Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> Sent: Jul 23, 2005 9:17 PM To: steve49152@yahoo.ca, cypherpunks@jfet.org Subject: Re: Well, they got what they want...
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Saw a local security expert on the news, and he stated the obvious: Random earches and whatnot are going to do zero for someone determined, but "might" deter someone who was "thinking about" blowing up the A train. In other words, everyone here in NYC knows that we've given up a lot for the sake of the appearence of security, but no one seems to give a damn.
I think the reality is a bit different. The random searches won't keep someone who's planning an attack from trying to carry it out, but it may delay their attack, if they made plans based on the old security setup, not the new one. It may also convince them to shift the attack to a new target. --John
John Kelsey wrote...
I think the reality is a bit different. The random searches won't keep someone who's planning an attack from trying to carry it out, but it may delay their attack, if they made plans based on the old security setup, not the new one. It may also convince them to shift the attack to a new target.
--John
Well, I think even this is rather optimistic. This morning I took the LIRR into Penn Station, where random searches were being performed (I didn't actually see one). The silly damn thing is that the searches are done -there-, in Penn Station, rather than at the outlying stations. "Is that a b-o-m-b, sir?" "Sure is"...KABOOM. And down comes Madison Square Garden and a major transportation hub. And for this silly shit we sacrificed our civil rights?
--- John Kelsey <kelsey.j@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
From: Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> Sent: Jul 23, 2005 9:17 PM To: steve49152@yahoo.ca, cypherpunks@jfet.org Subject: Re: Well, they got what they want...
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Saw a local security expert on the news, and he stated the obvious: Random earches and whatnot are going to do zero for someone determined, but "might" deter someone who was "thinking about" blowing up the A train. In other words, everyone here in NYC knows that we've given up a lot for the sake of the appearence of security, but no one seems to give a damn.
I think the reality is a bit different. The random searches won't keep someone who's planning an attack from trying to carry it out, but it may delay their attack, if they made plans based on the old security setup, not the new one. It may also convince them to shift the attack to a new target.
--John
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