Thursday, February 07, 2008
simple answers to stup...zzzzzzzzzzz
Schneier (no, not that one) on Security:
Answer: Are you really asking this question?
In the first counterterrorism strategy of its kind in the nation, roving teams of New York City police officers armed with automatic rifles and accompanied by bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol the city's subway system daily, beginning next month, officials said on Friday.
Under a tactical plan called Operation Torch, the officers will board trains and patrol platforms, focusing on sites like Pennsylvania Station, Herald Square, Columbus Circle, Rockefeller Center and Times Square in Manhattan, and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.
What does it accomplish besides intimidating innocent commuters?
Answer: Are you really asking this question?