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@Velocio
Then you've drunk too much koolaid.
The police's efforts should be balanced and proportionate across all of their responsibilities that come down to protecting the public and maintaining the peace. Just because there is a terrorist threat are you suggesting that all policing should focus on that and every other role that the police do should suddenly cease?
No. It's dumb isn't it?
Your argument is similar to those who believe that medical advances for cosmetic reasons is repulsive as the resources should be used to fight cancer. As if a plastic surgeon knows anything about cancer! And it's based on the idea that more heads would help, which isn't necessarily true, the right heads help, not the quantity of heads.
And so it is with policing. Just throwing all police on security detail and 'looking for car bombs' is silly. Throw the right number of the right people at it, targeted response. And don't unnecessarily consume resources best deployed elsewhere.
As for letting a bunch of cowardly terrorists change your plans in any way, well they've obviously beaten you then. I'm riding. But I'll be very respectful of any requests from the police to avoid specific areas.