What was security like when you were at the Inauguration?

[dixiegrrrrl]

I have been hearing it was light
it was a joke
no one was searched or wanded
None of the threatening searches and delays due to searches happened.

What was your experience???

[Captain Hilts]

1. I saw no searches. I was on the WMon. grounds. I think cops had the right to stop you...

if you were carrying something, which I was not.

I think it was discretionary, which is a Good Thing and a Bad Thing.

But I saw no one being searched.

The troops along 18th and Conn. etc. were not visibly armed, contributing to a lower security profile.

I saw some SWAT cops.

Standard buses and humvees to block streets.

[Mira]

2. I saw nothing - and was expecting it to be tight. I was expecting

to be wanded, and had a metal expandable pole onto which I would hang a hat should I lose my grandson. They checked no bags, nothing.
Coming into town on my walk the only thing the security people said to us was: Welcome to Washington, as they grinned at us happily.

I think it is very telling on many levels that there was not a single arrest in the entire city all day.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. And very telling that the EX Admin. was trying to spread fear about the crowds and searches.

[Virginia Dare]

4. From what I've heard they were overwhelmed by the shear numbers..

people just simply started jumping the barriers, and I guess they gave it up at that point. Interesting that there were NO ARRESTS.