WHY DON'T BANKS REQUIRE PEOPLE TO PASS THROUGH METAL DETECTORS BEFORE ENTERING?

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crime : crime : WHY DON'T BANKS REQUIRE PEOPLE TO PASS THROUGH METAL DETECTORS BEFORE ENTERING?

[+] serious ballot by FiddleFaddleOnLSD
created Tue Oct 18, 05
Banks seem to get robbed all the time by people using guns. It seems that having people pass through a metal detector before entering would nearly eliminate this problem.

Why do you think?

Expense
Too easy of a solution
Possibly unconstitutional
Banks have themselves robbed to screw FDIC.
Banks need guards like back in the day. Would employ more folks that way, too
yes, if our tac dollars ever actually fot used for a good thing
yes, if our tax dollars ever actually got used for a good thing

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hmmm , never thought of that, I don't know why they don't

by larrynelmira on Tue Oct 18, 05 10:58am [+]

It is important for banks to make their clients feel confortable. That's why the clerks, for example, have such a suave and familiar approach. A metal detector would ruin that scenario. It also wouldnt be very effective because the bloody thing would be blaring all the time and if some blokes were carrying guns they could draw them quickly and still hold-up the place.

by seamus on Tue Oct 18, 05 11:06am [+]

Some banks and Post Offices in the Bronx require you do.

by Guy_Cabbelero on Tue Oct 18, 05 12:02pm [+]

It doesn't send the right message. And besides you would need an attendant and that would cost money.

Because if you think about it many people would be coming in with a big sack of coins (deposits) from vending machines or some such.

And people don't want airport security everywhere. Airports are bad enough.

by xxxxxxxx on Tue Oct 18, 05 3:19pm [+]

Well, what is worse? A little inconvenience or being in the bank when it is robbed?

by FiddleFaddleOnLSD on Tue Oct 18, 05 3:27pm [+]

Come on fiddle. Isn't the answer on your userpage?

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin

by xxxxxxxx on Tue Oct 18, 05 3:37pm [+]

seamus, I've seen metal detectors that look like potted plant stands. (One of my sisters works for BoA.) Comfort levels would be served easily.

by Truthseeker013 on Tue Oct 18, 05 4:55pm [+]

^But that doesn't solve anything. Unless there is some further mechanism to prevent or stop a robbery it doesn't matter at all. The detector won't differentiate between a sack of pennies and a gun.

And so the detector can go off, the clerk could press the button, the cops could respond and arrest granny with her change purse.

by xxxxxxxx on Wed Oct 19, 05 6:42pm [+]

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