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Amtrak Security Scares You Silly Just Because They could [Blockquote]

Amtrak Security Scares You Silly Just Because They could [Blockquote] Amtrak spokesperson Cliff Cole wish to tell you that the company doesn’t conduct searches because there’s an exact threat. That will be silly! Instead they do it randomly, you know, to only you’ll want to’re paying attention.

It’s a mild line that Amtrak has to walk between vigilance and privacy invasion. So delicate, in general, that treating it with one of these flippancy is entirely inappropriate. And definitely doesn’t make me feel any safer than I did an hour ago, before I read this quote. [ Courier Post via The Agitator ]

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