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> In Long Island Sound, even without going through any doors I got someone asking why I'm interested and essentially telling me there's no way in hell I could e.g. see the engine. He seemed to be 5 seconds away from calling the police.

Might have had better luck pre-9/11.

> I'm a bit sad that it's not more widespread for a lot of critical infrastructure e.g. ferries, power plants, factories, etc

The rationale is clear (you may debate the necessity or effectiveness): the concern is that terrorists would scout critical infrastructure before an attack.



This is the internet: I wouldn't dare debate the necessity or effectiveness of counter-terrorism measures here.

But yes: The guy in Long Island said something about DHS or something and both these things happened after 2001.




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