Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
People that ride the buses and subways in New York City are constantly barraged with public address system announcements urging citizens to report suspicious packages, people, etc.

Well, today I did exactly that. There was a woman, wearing a burka, with packages, on an elevated subway platform. She was sitting in the middle of a row of seats, and nobody was sitting beside her because they were wary. I knew that there was a police officer, below, in the station. I went down the steps and told him about it. He promptly came up, surveyed the situation, and people felt comfortable enough to sit down while waiting for the next arriving train.

http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/security/seesomething.htm

If You See Something, Say Something
The vigilance of all New Yorkers has kept MTA buses, subways, and railroads safe.
The MTA thanks our passengers and reminds them to:
· Be alert to unattended packages.
· Be wary of suspicious behavior.
· Take notice of people in bulky or inappropriate clothing.
· Report exposed wiring or other irregularities.
· Report anyone tampering with surveillance cameras or entering unauthorized areas.
· Learn the basics of safe train evacuation
And remember, if you see something, say something. Alert a police officer, train or bus operator, station personnel.
Perhaps if you'd like to be a hero in the "war on terrorism", you should join the army, snitching on women on the subway doing their shopping impresses no one.