TSA To Start Patrols of Chicago Commuter Trains


	TSA To Start Patrols of Chicago Commuter Trains

BartendingBear

7-3-2009 5:22 PM

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BartendingBear says:

Looking for, among other things, "suspicious activity." Civil rights? Not so much.

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7-4-2009 12:34 AM

Jorjor

And it only took them five years after Madrid to do this. Pray tell, just what kind of "suspicious activity" will they be looking for? Here in Milwaukee, bus passengers are asked to report anyone taking pictures or videos out the vehicle's windows.

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