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New Security Measures at City Hall

August 31, 2006 10:30 PM

Over at the City Beat Blog, Kevin Osborne has an amusing story up about the new security measures at City Hall.  When the new Mayor came in, it was all about breaking down barriers and letting the public in.  Well that pretty much ended after the Black Fist was gunned down in the middle of a city council meeting.

So now, the press "has been moved to the far corner near the chamber’s entrance that previously was occupied by a water cooler."  Which is just too funny.  We're pretty much imagining Kevin yelling "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"

And yet they have.

And, for city council, an "entirely new dais was built that is larger and bulletproof, which Mayor Mark Mallory and council members can duck behind if confronted by someone brandishing a gun."

Again, too funny.  Especially if one recalls the Mayor panicking like a ninny and running out last spring. 

Kevin's piece makes clear--multiple times over--that these new security measures do absolutely nothing to protect the public.  Agreed.  How about some sort of bulletproof screen that protects the public from council members' stupidity?

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