"security theater"Is a (welcome) entry in
Wikipedia.
The
first Wikipedia page for security theater was created on December 5, 2004 - so it's not new. But the term deserves wider use, like that in a
run-of-the-mill sports story at Salon (about the Yankees preventing fans from bringing in sun block to protect against a terrorist attack).
posted by Quiddity at 7/23/2008 09:19:00 PM
You see the same kind of thought with calls to drill for offshore oil or in ANWR. It's the kind of thing that might make people feel better but won't actually do anything to solve the problem.
