As a New Yorker, I consent to anything that will make me safer. Of course, I don't travel with handcuffs, tubes of K-Y jelly, and a French maid's uniform in my briefcase as many Village Voice readers do.
And that's just the male readers! ;-)
Of course, you do realize there's nothing in this scheme that actually will make you safer, right?
People who give up liberty for safety deserve (and usualy get) neither, yada, yada, yada.
Yeah, it's a cliche', but some cliche's are true.
I used to live in NYC.
The Village Voice, say no more.
"As a New Yorker, I consent to anything that will make me safer"
I don't think these measures are enough.
I think the police should go to every neighborhood in New York and randomly search every fifth house.
After all, if you have nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear, right?
Ed