The Indy Star has an editorial entitled: Keep Statehouse safe but accessible leading with:
The recent arrest of a man accused of threatening to set off bombs in the Indiana Statehouse should serve as a final wakeup call to take Statehouse security more seriously. No more hitting the snooze button.
The editorial suggests that the State House needs to run people through metal detectors before they enter the building. I understand the sentiment. It just makes me cringe a little every time I see a new metal detector. I’m not really convinced they make me any safer. Have incidents of violence decreased with more and more metal detectors going up?
If there is objective evidence that tells us these things are making us safer, then I could be convinced to change my tune. But, otherwise, I think we’re just creating the illusion of safety and getting ourselves in the habit of being searched and scanned and generally being treated like suspects instead of citizens.
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