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(Swedish. Politically speaking right-wing in that spectrum. In the US political spectrum; probably centrist.) If I were a NYC citizen, I'd approve of a police

(Swedish. Politically speaking right-wing in that spectrum. In the US political spectrum; probably centrist.) If I were a NYC citizen, I'd approve of a police authority that was innovative enough to bring these things onto the streets. NYC is a terrorism magnet, as has been shown.

learc83 12y ago
That's not the problem; their are ways to use this that don't violate the constitution. The problem is refusal to release information on what safety standards, if any, they are following. Customs uses these at the border, but they make people get out of their cars. There are reports of NYPD ordering people to drive through these scanners. Maybe this is safe, maybe it's not, but I don't trust a city police department to determine that.
TillE 12y ago
Putting aside September 11th (which would not have been prevented by x-raying vans), there have been zero actual bombings in New York City since 1993, just one pathetic attempt. And very few other incidents. It's not a city that lives under constant fear of terrorist attack, and as such I wouldn't expect to see invasive measures like this except in response to a very specific threat.
blueprint 12y ago
You know what else is a terrorism magnet? US foreign policy. Employment of such technology might seem innovative from the surface, but you appear to completely ignore the real causes of why they must even consider bringing such technology into use. Their participation in what they themselves do not understand will only contribute to the causes of terrorism which originate from international actions by the USA. A human society functions much like a human being. They act and react according to what is inside of them. By the way, I've been an NYC resident for 17 years and was born in the USA.
ceejayoz 12y ago
> NYC is a terrorism magnet, as has been shown. You must be kidding. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Terrorist_incidents_in_New_York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Terrorist_incidents_in...
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learc83 12y ago

That's not the problem; their are ways to use this that don't violate the constitution. The problem is refusal to release information on what safety standards, if any, they are following. Customs uses these at the border, but they make people get out of their cars. There are reports of NYPD ordering people to drive through these scanners. Maybe this is safe, maybe it's not, but I don't trust a city police department to determine that.

TillE 12y ago

Putting aside September 11th (which would not have been prevented by x-raying vans), there have been zero actual bombings in New York City since 1993, just one pathetic attempt. And very few other incidents. It's not a city that lives under constant fear of terrorist attack, and as such I wouldn't expect to see invasive measures like this except in response to a very specific threat.

blueprint 12y ago

You know what else is a terrorism magnet? US foreign policy. Employment of such technology might seem innovative from the surface, but you appear to completely ignore the real causes of why they must even consider bringing such technology into use. Their participation in what they themselves do not understand will only contribute to the causes of terrorism which originate from international actions by the USA. A human society functions much like a human being. They act and react according to what is inside of them. By the way, I've been an NYC resident for 17 years and was born in the USA.

ceejayoz 12y ago

> NYC is a terrorism magnet, as has been shown. You must be kidding. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Terrorist_incidents_in_New_York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Terrorist_incidents_in...

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