It's Started: Post-Boston Paranoia

FliesWay2Much · Apr 16, 2013

I figured it would be a good idea to report all the knee-jerks that are already happening. Here are just two that I found inside of 5 minutes:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/boston-marathon-explosions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Jittery passengers on a flight from Boston to Chicago on Tuesday expressed concern over two Arabic-speaking passengers, who were removed from the plane.

And security scares disrupted activities at Boston's Logan International Airport, LaGuardia Airport in New York and a train station in Cleveland.

All were unfounded, authorities said.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/1...ing-to-large-scale-public-events-experts-say/

Another key challenge facing law enforcement officials is the diversity of competitors and their supporters at such international events, which makes profiling a virtual “nonstarter,” DeCapua said.

“Profiling in a crowd like that is next to impossible,” he said, adding that he would instead focus upon random searches, roving teams of investigators and hardened checkpoints.
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Doober · Apr 16, 2013

Not about paranoia, but finally someone who speaks the truth, IMO:

The sophisticated counterterrorism systems the United States have developed since 2001 will be helpful, but only up to a point. Surveillance systems were deployed throughout Boston for the marathon, and especially near the finish line, and every available law-enforcement officer was on duty. But that didn’t stop the bombings. It’s reassuring that all the cameras and other surveillance gear, and the analytic systems to interpret the raw data, will help generate leads. But the Boston bombings show that surveillance technology isn’t a panacea.

The Boston attack also shows the limits of intelligence collection, at home and abroad. Terrorists have become more sophisticated in evading detection. They maintain better discipline in keeping their communications out of monitoring range, as demonstrated by Osama bin Laden’s amazing years of hiding in plain sight in a Pakistani military town. They have learned how to foil surveillance cameras by using light disguises.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...40111a-a6d4-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html

Fisher1949 · Apr 16, 2013

More on the Boston plane. Note that it had already left the gate.

A plane headed to Chicago was brought back to the gate at Logan Airport, after some passengers — who also participated in the marathon — expressed concern over two men, who were apparently not sitting next to each other but were speaking in Arabic, Fox 25 reports. The men were escorted off the plane.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/boston-marathon-logan-airport-90146.html?hp=f1

Caradoc · Apr 16, 2013

“They can give me a cavity search right now and I’d be perfectly happy,” said Daniel Wood, a video producer from New York City who was waiting for a train.
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http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/04/16/cbs-news-bombs-made-to-look-like-discarded-property/

Daniel Wood needs to either grow a pair or officially change his name to "Danny Peepants."

phoebepontiac · Apr 16, 2013

Well, it's possible Danny was talking about what kind of thing he's... you know... into.

nachtnebel · Apr 16, 2013

save me, oh, save me! Bad news Danny. It's an absolute certainty that YOU are gonna die (shocker: we all are).

the key point is, while you live HOW will you live? P*ssing your pants at every sound of bad news?

Fisher1949 · Apr 17, 2013

And what appears to be two other paranoia induced disruptions:

One flight was returned to the gate and rescreened, while another was held after landing so authorities could inspect the baggage.

A US Airways spokesman says the Transportation Safety Administration asked that Flight 1716 from Philadelphia be parked remotely when it landed and the baggage inspected. Passengers were taken to a building away from the terminal during the inspection while luggage was unloaded and screened.
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http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3000002.shtml?cat=566

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