SO Because Chechen Rebels Bombed the Moscow Subway, we Step Up Security at Ours?

[MadBadger]

I just heard on MSNBC that in New York and other areas, we have stepped up security in our subways. Why? Are we facing a threat from the Chechens (The answer is no).

[ananda]

1. I was thinking the same thing.

What the fuck?

[MousePlayingDaffodil]

2. Security theater . . .

. . . It's just a way to lobby for more "law enforcement" money.

[Tesha]

6. Precisely. "Security Theatre" and the "a scared sheep is a compliant sheep" mentality. (NT)

[Echo In Light]

9. +1000 ... extremely lucrative

[tekisui]

3. The Chechens are coming! The Chechens are coming!

Maybe they think al-qaeda is going to get jealous of the coverage.

[left coaster]

4. Concerns over copy cat bombings here? Or..

..over reacting? Or maybe fear mongering.

I'm guessing it's one of those, or it could possibly be a bit of all three..

[Poll_Blind]

5. Well, the U.S. DOES kill the family members of lots of innocent people, especially...

...with our drone strikes which seem to have a 50-50 chance of hitting wedding parties, for some reason. The "black widows" which are women who've lost sons and husbands, etc., at the hands of the Russian military and turn themselves into suicide bombers to get revenge aren't unique: I would not be surprised if some of the suicide bombers against U.S. forces in Iraq weren't similarly motivated.

Of course, I can't imagine them coordinating attacks here in the States but then again my Secret clearance was revoked for reading Cherry Poptart too much at the office- who knows what intel they have?

PB

[HereSince1628]

7. I was in Madison WI when McVeigh bombed the building in Oklahoma

Some of the people I worked with were down right scared someone would bomb the public health annex in Madison!

Because of hysteria like that, the police and HSA must look like they are doing something.
They not only really fear copy cats they fear not assuaging fear, and they fear the humiliation of looking bad if something actually happpened when the public was in a state of paranoia.

[TheMightyFavog]

10. Madison's got a right to be nervous about bombings...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Hall_bombing

[HereSince1628]

13. Yeah, I suppose Existential Needs Theory covers

their fear decades later.

[TreasonousBastard]

12. Bingo! I think it's stupid, too, but if I were in charge I would be...

sorely tempted to "do something" just because everyone expects you to.

(Just imagine the reaction should TPTB say it's no big deal...)

[Bumblebee]

8. no, but possible copycat at NYC subway was my immediate anxiety as well,

esp. since US is gearing up for a big offensive in Afghanistan from where Obama just returned. This one is kinda a no-brainer.

[Subdivisions]

11. I thought the same thing. What do Chechen terrorists and internal Russian

happenings have to do with us and our subways?

[Echo In Light]

14. Cashing in on collective fear = GREAT NEW$ for global police mindset

[Echo In Light]

15. Funny how the un-rec crew hit this one hard

[MadBadger]

16. Or this could be a thread that gets little recs either way

[Echo In Light]

19. Which only illustrates the ideological bent of those who'd un-rec it

[Ozymanithrax]

17. No, but we have lots of violent nuts who might emulate the Chechens.

[amborin]

18. they arrested that individual

several months ago....the taxi driver....part of an investigation that had been undercover..

[Greyhound]

20. Any excuse to fuel the fear.

A panicked herd will stampede any direction you point them.