<![CDATA[[SecurityRatty] tag: rockefeller]]> http://securityratty.com/tag/rockefeller Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:06:42 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Heavily Armed Officers on New York City Subways]]> http://securityratty.com/article/54e2160b8bba6ac8b19e1cab5c9505e9 http://securityratty.com/article/54e2160b8bba6ac8b19e1cab5c9505e9 Why does anyone think this is a good idea?

In the first counterterrorism strategy of its kind in the nation, roving teams of New York City police officers armed with automatic rifles and accompanied by bomb-sniffing dogs will patrol the city's subway system daily, beginning next month, officials said on Friday.

Under a tactical plan called Operation Torch, the officers will board trains and patrol platforms, focusing on sites like Pennsylvania Station, Herald Square, Columbus Circle, Rockefeller Center and Times Square in Manhattan, and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

What does it accomplish besides intimidating innocent commuters?

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