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person749 t1_iyrjd4k wrote

Reply to comment by SouthShoreSerenade in Massachusetts mother arrested for exposing lax security at local schools after being encouraged by school council to go "see recent security improvements for herself". by -BadCatitude-

Lots of places have alarms that go off for propped doors and opened ones. Cameras can be used too. It's pretty easy to prevent in the grand scheme of things.

I agree that it sucks. I remember being aghast when my school added security cameras almost 20 years ago now, but looking back it really wasn't a big deal.

I think angsty teenagers have always thought of school like a prison anyways.

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SouthShoreSerenade t1_iyrtnbm wrote

>Lots of places have alarms that go off for propped doors and opened ones

Our doors can be propped open just so that the alarm doesn't go off (five index cards can do it).

There's security, and then there's security theater. A guy who sits in an office and watches people come through the door is theater. Cameras are real security, but they're also not proactive - they're reactive. So, let's say metal detectors - those are proactive, but they also force every individual who enters the space to be treated as a potential criminal. There's a line that needs to be drawn and my sense is that what people like Unlawful Trespass Barbie up here want is for us to cross that line in the name of safety. There are better solutions. And of course there are better experiments than "let's commit a crime to prove a point".

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