Many sporting events have begun instituting clear bag policies to keep participants and spectators safe. While the NFL clear bag policy has made a splash in the news, other sporting events such as the Chicago Marathon have also begun instituting similar policies. According to CBS Chicago all runners who want to run the Chicago Marathon will be required to have clear bags and all spectators will have their bags searched. This may seem inconvenient, but after the lessons learned at the Boston Marathon, there is no policy too inconvenient for safety. Bag searches and clear bags are a necessary and…