Originally Posted by Elmo
You cannot stop all attacks, or most hoxes, with out insanely draconic precautions and you cannot shut down a city every time some little thing goes *pop*. Sooner or later the
Need is relative. Somethings are just a waste of time and money.
I've never suggested that the problem should just be ignored, but preventing a million people from going about their bussiness to track down a few people, or make it a bit easier to look for something that may or may not be there will not always be an option. Investigations and counter-terrorism stuff can be done without stoping all public transportation or detaining vast numbers of people.
What is being done now isn't making anyone any safer. if there was someone intent on blowing himself up, he or she coudl do it jsut as eaily and possibly kill just as many people right now, right at one of those police lines where everyone is crowded togeather.
You're right though, people would have a fit if these kinds of worthless precautions were not taken. People in general are frearful, stupid, overreactors, and they have to be appeased.