No Random Bag Checks At Subways

It's a shame that many commuters in New York are reluctantly accepting the random bag checks that have started at the subway stations. So far BART is saying it won't start such a program, but I don't think it would take much for them to follow suit. If the terrorists really hate freedom, (which is a stupid notion, as crazy as they are I'd bet $2000 they do not hate freedom) they certainly are accomplishing their goal.

The reason why Americans are at risk of being killed or injured by terrorists is because of the sick policies of our leaders. The reason we have to endure bag checks, and an ever-increasing police state, is because of the terror our military has unleashed in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world. The proper reaction to the bombings in London is to oppose such intrusions into our privacy and demand we pull our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan immediately.

If we pull out we are giving in to the terrorists. Yes, but that presumes we support the policies even without the risk to Americans. It's a bad policy - imperialism that is - and we should pull out regardless. The suffering of innocent people in London is just more reason to make our demands louder.

It's unclear that random bag checks would actually catch terrorists or deter them. My guess is it would not. At any rate, I don't think it is worth giving up our liberties for the mess George Bush has made (the Democrats' hands are dirty as well).

I don't fear terrorists when I ride the BART. Americans, even those who regularly ride subways, trains, buses and ferries, are probably more at risk of death or injury because of defective products, unsafe workplaces, a lack of health insurance, dirty air, bad food, police misconduct, and heat waves than a terrorist attack. When are the cops going to start doing something about all that?