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Well, they did do random bag checks at random subway stops for a while. It was always half-assed and you were not compelled to let them search your bag, you cou
by hieronymusN 15y ago
Well, they did do random bag checks at random subway stops for a while. It was always half-assed and you were not compelled to let them search your bag, you could just turn around and walk a few blocks to the next stop where they were not checking bags. It was all Security Theatre to make all of us here in NYC "feel safer" and let us know the NYPD was "on top of things". From a security standpoint it was absolutely pointless and people did get annoyed.
- spodek 15y agoThe police still do random bag checks. I've seen them doing them in Union Square within the past month or two. Anyone who declines the search can simply exit and enter the same station from a different entrance. They make no sense as anything related to security.