THE ‘STRIP SEARCH’ SOCIETY
In a world where gun-buster signs have kept no one safe in theaters, the Regal Entertainment Group acts fast to make things worse . . .
Odds are, you’ve already heard about the Regal Entertainment Group’s new TSA-style policy. Clearly, the cinema chain’s effort to render peaceful moviegoers helpless by posting gun-buster signs was protecting no one. Therefore, going forward, Regal theaters will be searching customers’ bags and purses to make 100% sure these law-abiding, paying customers are entirely defenseless.
Of course, disarming the innocent and sending them to a dark, crowded room with few exits doesn’t seem like the best security plan, but knee-jerk reactions to tragedies are rarely well thought-out.
Note that James Holmes, the Colorado theater shooter, bought a ticket and walked into the theater empty-handed. He then proceeded to prop open an exit door in order to surreptitiously bring in his weapons. In fact, a simple thought experiment informs us that if a disturbed person is determined to attack theatergoers, there isn’t much to stop him from overpowering theater personnel, who are busy searching the harmless patrons, and continuing on with his deranged business.
