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-   -   And they're doing bag checks on the DC Metro, because... ??? (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/practical-travel-safety-security-issues/1187546-theyre-doing-bag-checks-dc-metro-because.html)

halls120 Feb 25, 2011 5:25 am
Originally Posted by Superguy (Post 15926117)
Not only that, what would they do in Virginia where it's legal to carry a concealed weapon with permit?
When you look at the list of metro stations and rank them by overall crime numbers, the stations in Virginia are comfortably at the bottom. :)

FliesWay2Much Feb 25, 2011 7:03 am
Schell was sitting in an aisle seat on a packed Red Line train as she headed home from work, reading a book that covered the purse containing her iPod. As the train pulled into the Fort Totten Station, a young man walked past. In an instant, he slipped his hand into her purse and snatched the $200 device.

"With a flick of his wrist, he snapped the iPod free from the buds . . . and walked off" with it, said Schell, 26, of the District. "I got off the train and yelled, but there was no capturing him," she said. "It was a surreal moment."
This is about as much time as it would take a screening clerk to remove something from a bin or a carryon.

ssb2045 Feb 25, 2011 1:12 pm
Originally Posted by Cartoon Peril (Post 15928667)
Well, I've known a few potheads, and I must respectfully disagree.
If anything, they're the only ones more paranoid than the folks on this board...

On a related note, I heard a story about ICE/state police putting up big LED signs on the highway, saying "Drug (or Immigration) checkpoint 3 miles). Well, the people who didn't want to talk to the police for whatever reason would invariably get off at the next exit, only to be met by the actual checkpoint. The "If you have nothing to hide..." doctrine?

FliesWay2Much Feb 25, 2011 1:32 pm
Originally Posted by ssb2045 (Post 15932427)
If anything, they're the only ones more paranoid than the folks on this board...

On a related note, I heard a story about ICE/state police putting up big LED signs on the highway, saying "Drug (or Immigration) checkpoint 3 miles). Well, the people who didn't want to talk to the police for whatever reason would invariably get off at the next exit, only to be met by the actual checkpoint. The "If you have nothing to hide..." doctrine?
I remember that this really happened and that a case actually went to court. I want to say that this ruse was found to be unconstitutional. Anybody know for sure?

danl08 Feb 25, 2011 1:37 pm
Originally Posted by saulblum (Post 15928675)
Yep, when I saw such a search here on the T in Boston two months ago, there was a guy wearing a "TSA Inspector" jacket in addition to the police and dog.

http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/new...ReleaseID=4776

"Based on programs now successfully used in New York and Boston, Metro Transit Police will randomly identify carry-on items for inspection at station entrances."

Gee, no one's bombed the T or MTA the past five years, so the program must be a success!
This turns into a really vicious bit of logic too.
  • We have to keep doing it because there haven't been any incidents
  • OR We have to do more now because there was an incident

either way they justify their presence based on any outcome.


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