The recent London bombings, both the successful terrorist attack on July 7, 2005 (7/7) and the failed one on July 21 two weeks later, underscore the fact that public places are far more vulnerable to terrorist atrocities than family homes. Yet we are miserly in spending money for public places in contrast to what we spend to give adequate security to one's family. This vulnerability of mass transit means is usually at grievous human cost to the "extended family" i.e. the community, as well as the costs of material replacement and the economic disruption caused.
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