Say Anything Blog

I posted previously in favor of the bag/purse searches going on in the New York City subways. Today however, Michelle Malkin has a column up wondering if these measures are even going to work.

WHAT'S the point? In the wake of the latest terrorist attacks in London, Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD announced plans to conduct random searches of packages and backpacks carried by subway riders.
"Random," of course, is a synonym for blind. And we all know what it means when you put blind bureaucrats in charge of homeland security: Grannies and toddlers, prepare to be on heightened grope alert.

Reassuring al Qaeda operatives everywhere, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly pledged that his officers would not engage in "racial profiling." He also emphasized that passengers would be free to "turn around and leave" instead of consenting to a search.

Combined with New York City's inane sanctuary policy, which provides safe haven for illegal aliens, these new security-in-name-only measures prove that political correctness still trumps public safety.

That's hard to argue with. If the bag searches aren't going to keep us safe then why are they being done?

My guess: Its just a way for government officials to, very publicly, look like they're doing something. Which isn't to say that things aren't being done, just that this is probably more publicity stunt than anything else.