Rit on Tv - Professor shares insight into Boston bombing

>> [ANCHOR]: All new at 6. A retired naval intelligence captain who teaches at RIT is giving some insight into the terror that shook Boston and he has some advice about what we can do next. Here’s Caroline Tucker with that part of the story. Caroline. >> [REPORTER]: Thanks Kevin. I spoke with Bob Gerace. He’s served as an adjunct professor at RIT for the last 30 years and since 9/11 he’s actually taught a course on counter-terrorism. Gerace says he is not surprised by the attack that happened in Boston yesterday, but says we are much safer than ever before. The image of bombs piercing through a joyful Boston crowd is haunting. RIT adjunct professor Bob Gerace experienced a similar attack overseas. He says improvised explosive devices cause destruction. >> [GERACE]: That moving at so many feet per second will tear off limbs and do a significant amount of damage. >> [REPORTER]: IED's are cheap. $80 to $100 dollars to make using items from a hardware store. Gerace says whoever did this chose a soft target. >> [GERACE]: A hard target would be something like Ginna or the airport where you have security around the perimeter. This was a porous perimeter people could come and go. There were a lot of packages that were not necessarily inspected. >> [REPORTER]: Gerace says communities are more vigilant than ever though, especially following 9/11. Money is now spent on surveillance and patrols, including in Rochester. He says they do a great job following intelligence and securing the community. >> [GERACE]: But is it possible to screen everyone of these, it is really difficult to do that, there are so many soft targets. >> [REPORTER]: He says the attack in Boston will spark even more security going forward but says its regular people who can fight terrorism. >> [GERACE]: Go to work tomorrow do a really good job, make a contribution to the companies we work for and keep the economies strong. That is what terrorism is trying to do damage our economy, our political system, our way of life. >> [REPORTER]: Unfortunately, Gerace says this will probably happen again. He says all we can do is to be vigilant. He says if you see something, say something to authorities. In the newsroom tonight Caroline Tucker, News 8.