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A right to privacy?
I was reading at Janette’s, where Teach is guest-blogging. He had an interesting post on the recent bombings in London, and the effects it’s had here in the US. Namely, he’s discussing the fact that people are being randomly searched when entering the subways. Apparently some people feel this is a terrible inconvenience, along with denying their right to privacy. I myself, would rather be searched then to blow up.
Your opinion?
Search them. The stuff I have to go through when I go to work has left me fairly open to searching people in public places. My job requires me to go to the airport so I get searched. If your job requires you to take the subway then you get searched. As long as there is a method of avoiding the search if you really want (walk, drive yourself, take a cab) I don’t see it as a problem really.
I think searching is reasonable. Not that the searchers with airports have been 100% perfect, we haven’t had any more planes get hijacked since 9/11 since we increased searches. Of course it isn’t convenient, but understandable.
Searching raises the blood pressure on both sides. One side is being inconvenienced and feels extremely uncomfortable, the other side feels uncomfortable and threatened.
It’s their job and there’s a good reason for it. I can hope that they catch a person before they complete their mission which is to kill me.
Search away.