They demanded more intelligence so that they could control the specific risk by, for instance, ordering an increased police presence around the railway system if the intelligence suggested an...

They demanded more intelligence so that they could control the specific risk by, for instance, ordering an increased police presence around the railway system if the intelligence suggested an increased threat to trains. In practise, intelligence was preferable to any abstract threat level. Most consumers were issued only the homeland threat level; since this changed between one of the three highest levels for poorly justified reasons, consumers became neglectful.