they're searching bags on the trains.
i must tell you, I am all for it. This morning I was not searched... I am a little afraid of what will happen when they do search my bag tonight --- see, being a stand-up comic, i have my crazy notepad, tape recorder and a timing device (a digital kitchen timer thing) on me at all times... I am hoping that they don't search my bag and think that I am carrying the makings for an explosive.... see, the only place I bomb is onstage (okay, and quite possibly when i write on my site, as well.)
After the recent blasts overseas, yes, I say go ahead. Search me. Search everyone. Heck, they make you go through rigorous searches at the airports. The train is just as an important mode of mass transportation as an airline. There are more people onboard a single commuter train than a plane, so, it makes sense. The thoughts of going in the tunnel and under the Hudson jar my nerves a little as it is... but after the recent attacks I find myself sitting in one of the seats near the Emergency windows or close to the end of the car.
So, whatever precautionary measure they have to take. Do it. Bomb sniffing dogs? I will supply the kibble. Bring those pooches onto the NJ Coastline trains. As long as they are doing their jobs, making things safer, I am all for it. Yes, the idea of having my "freedom" compromised is a little daunting... but, I'd rather have my arms and legs than some guy bringing his knapsack filled with explosives or other chemicals onto the Long Branch local.
Not for nothing, perhaps it'll clean some of the riff-raff off the train in the long-run as well. Because if you are so against having people do a little search, then what kind of shady character are you and what do you have to hide?
