Re:UK surveillance bill includes powers to limit end-to-end ...
by belorn on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @05:38AM
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> We need to make those people feel safe again
If we look historically, people do feel safer if people dressed like military are walking around with fake/unloaded guns. It worked very effectively after 9/11 to make people feel safe in airports, and the lack of any "real" weapons helped in eliminating the risk of having people with guns around large group of people. However that only worked as long you can keep up the illusion and keep people in the dark.
It might simply not be possible to create security that is effective, cheap, and make people feel safe.
If we look historically, people do feel safer if people dressed like military are walking around with fake/unloaded guns. It worked very effectively after 9/11 to make people feel safe in airports, and the lack of any "real" weapons helped in eliminating the risk of having people with guns around large group of people. However that only worked as long you can keep up the illusion and keep people in the dark.
It might simply not be possible to create security that is effective, cheap, and make people feel safe.