Saturday, December 03, 2005

Judge OKs Police Subway Searches in NYC

The AP reports:
A federal judge Friday upheld the police department's practice of randomly searching subway riders' bags, saying the intrusion on people's privacy is minimal while the threat of a terrorist bombing is "real and substantial."


Police tightened security in the nation's largest subway system in July after the deadly terrorist attacks in London's underground.
The state wants more power which means you get less.