> There has been no substantive change in the security > at City Hall. The measures in place are a public relations game, a > veritable "dog and pony show." Those of us who work in city Hall and > in Minneapolis government and those of us who pay taxes here should be > appalled at the ruse that passes for security and at the enormous > waste of Minneapolis Police Department resources. >
You apparently have fallen for the ruse that metal detectors, cameras and technology provide security. They don't. I have watched a colleague walk through a metal detector and into the federal courthouse armed and unchallenged. I have watched a colleague open a bag full of tools and electronic equipment before boarding a plane. Enough tools to disable the plane and cause far more damage than a box cutter. Security cameras are useless when the power is cut. The "new" security measures at airports would not have prevented Sep 11. The security measures at the Federal court house would not prevent another Timothy McVeigh bombing. In fact, the increased presence of trained human eyes is the best an only effective means of spotting a likely terrorist. Bag checks would be ineffective to stop a bomb, it would just be placed elsewhere. Terrorism, like spying, is a game of cat and mouse and a determined mouse will always find a way in. It's a game of mind against mind, not technology. Robert Schmid Ward 8 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
