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Originally Posted by bylo
Security theatre. Designed to give the impression that Big Brother is busy combatting terrorism and make the natives less restless 
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This is one of many examples of "Security Theatre" in Spain, that was implemented after the train bombings! One of my pet peeves are the security checks whilst getting onto long distance trains, though these are such a rushed affair (nothing remotely close to airports), they just couldn't possibly pick up anything! These just needlessly push up the price of rail travel! Besides, the only trains that were bombed here were regional and local trains, that still remain unchecked!