Comments on: Is Entrance Security False Security? http://www.martianfootprints.com/2009/11/is-entrance-security-false-security/ Web, Technology and the occasional Philippine commentary Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:51:43 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adette http://www.martianfootprints.com/2009/11/is-entrance-security-false-security/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Adette Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:53 +0000 http://www.martianfootprints.com/?p=347#comment-1373 I remember something a friend once told me. He joked that the wooden sticks the guards carry are actually magic wands. In order for them to work, they have to say the magic words: "Good [insert time of day here], ma'am, sir! Welcome to [insert name of mall here]!" There was even an instance in Glorietta wherein the pair of guards said it in unison and with such passion! :P Highly amusing. I agree with most of the points you raised, but one more thing worth mentioning is the parking lots. Like the entrances to the mall, there is always a security guard at the entrance of the parking lot who is supposed to open the car's trunk and inspect the interior for any suspicious objects. Unfortunately, they don't do it most of the time. I don't know if I get "lucky" since I go to the mall with my family and we look harmless, but even in those cases they shouldn't be too lax. Sometimes I don't know why I even bother to open my bag for inspection since they just tap it with the sticks or they just pass the metal detector through it. But then again, one can't exactly blame the malls for placing the security guards at the entrances. Even if the sense of security they're giving is false, the mere fact that they're present makes things <u>seem</u> safer for the people. For a lot of people, just the feeling of being safe is enough. I remember something a friend once told me. He joked that the wooden sticks the guards carry are actually magic wands. In order for them to work, they have to say the magic words: "Good [insert time of day here], ma'am, sir! Welcome to [insert name of mall here]!" There was even an instance in Glorietta wherein the pair of guards said it in unison and with such passion! :P Highly amusing.

I agree with most of the points you raised, but one more thing worth mentioning is the parking lots. Like the entrances to the mall, there is always a security guard at the entrance of the parking lot who is supposed to open the car's trunk and inspect the interior for any suspicious objects. Unfortunately, they don't do it most of the time. I don't know if I get "lucky" since I go to the mall with my family and we look harmless, but even in those cases they shouldn't be too lax. Sometimes I don't know why I even bother to open my bag for inspection since they just tap it with the sticks or they just pass the metal detector through it.

But then again, one can't exactly blame the malls for placing the security guards at the entrances. Even if the sense of security they're giving is false, the mere fact that they're present makes things seem safer for the people. For a lot of people, just the feeling of being safe is enough.

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