More details on TV
There have been five reported robberies on and around San Antonio College since October
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/St ... JcPSQ.cspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Students question safety procedures after armed robber targets campus
We got no text alert or anything," Megan Falcon, a student at San Antonio College, said.
"They need to figure out a way to the the instructors," said Benadives. "Whether it be, like a paging system, I don't know, but
they need to let people know before they start locking people in the buildings."
Comments:
Prior school shooters brought their own chain and locks to lock targets in the building so they couldn't get out. San Antonio College provides electronic locks to do that. What a convenience. Yet, permit faculty and staff who took the time, money, trouble, effort and go through background checks and training to obtain a CHL to be armed? ....... nah.
If they are going to be locking armed robbers in buildings with Students, I'd recommend police taking the Hostage Negotiation Seminar at Texas State University in January.
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(San Antonio College installed electronic locks so they can INSTANTLY lock students and armed people in a building .... so no one escapes ....)
(YET, the armed robber escaped, with 25 police looking for him, but it could come in handy for a bad guy wanting students/targets to not get away.)
Makes one wonder WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? sometimes. I mean could be useful used properly, but no alerts sent out until later, just lock the doors .... that's apparently what occurred.
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It isn't just local, Virginia Tech, California, all over has had lots of robberies lately
Here's "safety tips" from
Milwaukee
http://www.matctimes.com/home/index.cfm ... 6b1433b484" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Actually good tips with which I agree ....
Totally good advice there, absolutely correct.
The larger the group you are in, the safer you are probably.
Two "bathroom buddies" (buddy system at San Antonio College) got robbed in a bathroom, but had there been 7 or 8 in the group going to the bathroom together, they'd probably have been safer.