Boston bombing reveals a new American maturity toward insecurity

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10. I have no problem with locking down Watertown for a few hours. I do have a problem with an entire

city being placed under what was, in effect, martial law for a day to hunt for one known suspect armed with small explosives. This was bad public policy because it gives would-be terrorists more of an impact than they would otherwise have over society. It invites copycats who now know how little it takes and just want to shut things down.

The situation would be objectively different if there was a realistic threat of WMD, requiring people to shelter in place. Even then, as in wartime, it makes no sense to shut down an area bigger than that immediately under threat.

The Boston lock down was not necessary for public safety and was instead more of political reaction to mass psychology and a reflection of the authoritarian mindset of law enforcement. It shows how we overreact and invites others to disrupt society in similar ways.

This article is pure "black-white," its seems to completely deny the obvious and puts a happy face on it.