Thanks for confirming our worst fears!
I remember after 911 and the no-fly zone for the weeks afterwards. Every night a large prop plane would fly overhead at a very high altitude heading north (Seattle Area). A few hours later it would head south. Patrolling our coast for incoming airplanes. It was a comforting thought, but more a time of reflection on the past few weeks and what the new “normal” might be like.
Obviously random surveillance of everyday citizens is not a good thing(NSA tracking ALL electronic data, cell phones, etc.) Surveillance of a suspected terrorist cell with some idea of an attack on a large mall - well within the government’s duty, and what I want them to do.
Keeping an eye on a riot in progress to direct fire fighters and law enforcement, and maybe even catch some of the violent rioters - also reasonable imho.