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Amtrak conducts random searches on passengers to "show force"
Amtrak conducts random searches on passengers to "show force"
9/10/2010
"We've been doing random searches for yearsNone have been in response to particular threatsIt's more to show force." - Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole(Via The Agitator)...
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