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June 28, 2012
Will Metal Detectors At Barclays Center Make You Feel Like A Criminal?
Gothamist
Actually, just walking into the Barclays Center for an event should make you feel like a criminal — metal detectors or no metal detectors.
The grand opening of the Barclays Center is only three months away, which means everyone has to start dotting their i's and crossing their t's. At a round table meeting between state and Barclays Center officials and community organizations last night, it was revealed that Barclays would have walk-through metal detectors.
...Borough President Marty Markowitz has previously said he would “vehemently oppose” use of metal detectors as standard operating procedure. But Robert Sena, director of security for the 18,200-seat arena, added that this really is no big deal: “This is not going to be like the airport,” he said. “No one is going to ask to you to take off your shoes and belt.” And yet, he conspicuously doesn't say anything about whether they might try to touch your junk.
Related coverage...
7online.com, Fans subject to metal detectors, patdowns at Barclays Center
NoLandGrab: The media love a nontroversy! So much easier than covering real issues like court decisions and subsidies.
Posted by eric at June 28, 2012 10:45 AM