Last minute tips for trips to Washington DC
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Ilisa, is it my imagination, or is the level of violence at D.C. attractions on the rise? We had a shooting at the zoo, two or three shootings at the White House in the last few years, the Capitol shootings. Plus, we had the nut who flew a plane into the side of the White House. I'm starting to wonder whether the security is inadequate.
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You know, Cindy, I hadn't thought about it that way. I can't exactly say that security is inadequate with regard to the White House, only because you can only do so much without turning the city into a police state. For example, there isn't much that can be done about a plane flying into the side of the White House and the shootings (the one in 1995 and yesterday) occurred outside the White House perimeter. But, you do raise an excellent question. It would be a shame if the city had to start putting metal detectors and the like at attractions such as the zoo.