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In the mid 2000s, we visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC. My youngest boys were still in early elementary. One of my boys had a small pokemon backpack to carry a drink and snacks (it was HOT outside). He accidentally left it sitting in one of the exhibits. I noticed it was missing almost immediately and went walking back to get it. In the minute it took to get there, they had already closed off the exhibit and started to evacuate because of a "bomb threat." I explained to a very nervous tour guide that my son left his back pack, described it, and the guide was visibly relieved. They still kept the area locked off until the bomb dog could make a sweep of the area--they wanted to make sure that terrorists hadn't put a bomb in my son's backpack in the few minutes he had left it there.
This is nothing new, and after a terrorist event like this people are particularly nervous.
Thanks to a sue-happy, overly PC and scared-of-dying culture, we now reap the "benefits".
People would happily drive on a rural two lane highway at 1am with their chances of dying about 1,000 times more likely than flying in an airplane or attend a large event in fear of being exploded.
In the mid 2000s, we visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC. My youngest boys were still in early elementary. One of my boys had a small pokemon backpack to carry a drink and snacks (it was HOT outside). He accidentally left it sitting in one of the exhibits. I noticed it was missing almost immediately and went walking back to get it. In the minute it took to get there, they had already closed off the exhibit and started to evacuate because of a "bomb threat." I explained to a very nervous tour guide that my son left his back pack, described it, and the guide was visibly relieved. They still kept the area locked off until the bomb dog could make a sweep of the area--they wanted to make sure that terrorists hadn't put a bomb in my son's backpack in the few minutes he had left it there.
This is nothing new, and after a terrorist event like this people are particularly nervous.
Get used to it.
Vigilance must become habitual, as the Israelis have shown us. The old days of believing everything is OK all the time are gone forever.
Abandoned backpacks are now always a cause for concern. Rightly so- one was found full of explosives on a parade route in Spokane about 18 months ago. The police were alerted to the pack by a citizen who arrived early to watch the parade.
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