Random bag checks begin on Metro

...as reported by the Post. All I can say is, about time. The Metro's vulnerability to attack has secretly freaked me out ever since the terrorist attacks on London's public transit a few years back. You can walk right in to any station and onto any train carrying practically anything.

There may be high tech security measures in place on Metro currently (explosion-proof trash cans, surveillance cameras) but they are not nearly visible enough for my taste. I guess there are no civil libertarians in foxholes.

And it doesn't help that all those Fallout 3 posters are up in Metro stations right now. How would you like to see this every morning on your way to work?