Feeling Secure on I-day
I guess this year’s Independence Day was the day that I was completely paranoid about security.
(Diplomatic way of saying I was “scared-shit” - after Mumbai bombs, the London nightmare and all those warnings from US to India!)
But hey, does it make sense for someone to attack when the opponent expects it? I can’t think from a terrorist’s shoe ;-)
I spent the entire day watching TV and never ventured out. Our PM’s speech (behind the bullet-proof glass!) was inspirational.
I came to know from my friends that the city was full of policemen and MG Road had a big flag march.
Did you go out into the city? What was your experience?
Was there any harassment (read searching cars & baggage) by the police?
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First of all searching car is not harassment. Well. I was out all the yestreday. I difference I could make out was the traffic flow. It was very smooth yesterday. May be because there where lot many traffic police on road.
I was out almost the whole day. Was there at MG Road too, but later in the day. Never appeared different from any normal day.
@Thej
Well, I didn’t mean all searches were harassments.
Someting close to what was in my mind:
http://www.wondermark.com/d/220.html
and
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/terrorism_secur.html
Kanth - searching of cars is a mandated procedure in my office. We undergo this operation everyday for 5 mins as and when we are about to enter the campus. The search is like our software quality realities, utter crap but yes it happens.