Nanjing's subway bag check policy is risk to security

THE NANJING Metro authority has announced that bags will be checked by security at the city's 121 subway stations starting Thursday. However, people with expensive bags can get them checked manually rather than putting them through the scanners. The Beijing News commented on Monday:

The official announcement has confirmed that brand name bags will not have to go through the scanners. From a safety perspective there is no difference if the contents are viewed via a machine or not, but the policy has been criticized for being discriminatory.

However, the real problem is the implication that if potential criminals dress well and carry expensive bags they will have no problem using, or worse, attacking the subway.