Thank you! I’ve been saying this since 2002. The same with previous administrations obsession with compiling databases of info on Americans (contracted out to private companies to avoid any silly constitutional issues). There was lots and lots of intelligence data available prior to 9/11; there weren’t enough analysts looking at the data they had. So the answer is to compile more data???

But the basic premise of the program – that we should all pay attention to our communities – is good. These days, there’s a lot fewer neighborhood watch groups. People don’t pay attention to what’s going on in their neighborhood as much. They’re not as active and vocal. If we could encourage people to do that, I don’t know if it would do anything to help terrorism, but it could do a lot to stop crime and make communities safer for kids.