dagblog - Comments for "Random Bag Searches Coming To D.C. Metro System"

I think Wally would say a

NCD — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:52:00 +0000

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I think Wally would say a search like this "falls within the parameters of the system".

The buses part really bugs

kgb999 — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:38:06 +0000

The buses part really bugs me. By the time we apply the logic to that level of transportation, it seems anyone who wants to approach a group of 15-50 people could be subjected to the same requirements.

This just looks like an overreach they are using to bust people carrying contraband they would not otherwise constitutionally be allowed to search (which is precisely the outcome of this policy on the subways in New York - plenty of drug busts, not a single public threat uncovered). Mark my words - this is going to result in a ton of disproportionately black iner-city citizens ending up in jail for pot and other stupid stuff. My guess is they'll use it to roust people in problems areas (SE, Anacostia, etc.).

Yeah this is going to get

Richard Day — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:43:35 +0000

In reply to Random Bag Searches Coming To D.C. Metro System

Yeah this is going to get worse and never get better. Hell I recall walking into the Federal Court House and there was not a guard in sight; let alone scanners and such.

I wonder what you have to go through just to get into a building on Wall Street?

Brave new world, that is for sure.

But one suitcase could do a lot of damage to a subway or el.