It could - but I'd certainly regard it as symptomatic of a failed society if the country in which I lived regarded it as necessary to have similar home security measures to a country that was in a state of prolonged unrest until Saddam and that is in a state of unrest requiring the presence of foreign troops to keep the peace.
Which is, as someone stated earlier, where the cultural differences between USA and Europe are clearly manifest.
Which is, as someone stated earlier, where the cultural differences between USA and Europe are clearly manifest.