Originally Posted by
OverThereTooMuch
So you don't remember the anthrax paranoia from a few years back? I believe that paranoia still exists at all federal buildings.
And many state agencies freak out about these sorts of things too...
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index...to_police.html
Overabundance of caution can be taken to extremes, but it is almost always the best idea.
If an overabundance of caution is the best idea as you say then when the bridge in Minneapolis failed the sensible thing to do based on your ideas would have been to stop traffic over all bridges. Had TSA been in charge that is probably what would have happen.
Luckily TSA was not in charge.