Today’s paranoia is brought to you by the color orange. To the average person in the DC metro this means idiotic signs will be displayed on I-66 and I-270, which say things like “Report Terrorism”. Of course that is probably a good thing without that notice I may have let terrorism slide.
Those of you that are residents of DC can look forward to more big brother activity. Not to mention a quickly increasing tax bill to pay for the privilege of appearing live via closed circuit television.
“D.C. police have activated their Joint Operations Command Center. That’s where federal and area agencies coordinate their response to potential threats. Police spokesman Sgt. Joe Gentile said the department has turned on its 14 cameras located downtown, and more officers will be patrolling near government buildings.”
–NBC4
I am all for keeping the people safe, but the security measures deployed continue to offer the appearance of safety with no real substance.