Friday, July 22, 2005

NYC Subway Riders Resigned to Searches

Not my usual genre of tech news, but newsworthy nontheless. An AP newswire article by Sam Dolnick, via MyWay News:

Straphangers seemed resigned to random bag searches Friday as police across the region stepped up transit security in response to the new round of attacks in London.

"They should have done this long time ago, ever since 9/11," said stockbroker Ron Freeman, 25, who had his backpack searched Friday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn. "I don't mind if they're doing it for the right cause."

Random searches also are being conducted on buses, ferries and commuter railroads, and anyone who refuses a search won't be allowed to ride. Those caught carrying drugs or other contraband could be arrested.

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