[Imc] PLEASE READ: Equipment and Security

[David Young]

Look, Brian, you discourage community use of the production room if every
single person who uses the production room is also host to the community
while they are in there. It's not reasonable to expect someone to keep
an eye on the door while they try to finish a production, especially
not in such a big space.

I can think of one C-U non-profit whose building was robbed and vandalized
because it foolishly expected its volunteers to teach and watch the door
at the same time, when no volunteer can actually do that. One instructor
thought that some kids come and gone while he taught who were actually
still in the building, pulling things out of desk drawers and cabinets.
Oops! He wished he'd locked the doors.

It's not hard to go overboard on security, but it does not seem like
an over-the-top security measure for an IMCista to close and lock the
IMC's door because he or she is not able to wear simultaneously the
"host to the community" hat and the "citizen journalist" hat.

Dave

On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 09:09:11PM -0600, Brian Hagy wrote:
> the front door will unfortunately continue to be a problem for some time.
> the lock was replaced when we first moved into the place.  so, the problem
> might actually be with the door frame.  we ARE investigating other
> possibilities.  until then, for people who don't feel safe there when they
> are alone probably should consider trying to work there when an imc
> staffer is there, or get friends in there, if possible.  it's kinda weird
> to begin with that someone would lock themselves in the imc to do work.
> an intent of the imc is to be a community space, as opposed to people's
> private space.  theoretically, when someone is there working, then the imc
> should be considered opened (keys aren't given out for private usage of
> the imc, usually).
> 
> thanks for the input. it will be carried to the sunday steering focus
> group, of which you are more than welcomed to attend and speak up on this
> as well.
> 
> brian
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Sehvilla wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Paul Kotheimer wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, IMC-sta's
> > >
> > > I'd like to ask that, if we're thinking about security, we visit again
> > > the issue of a front door that's LOCKABLE FROM THE INSIDE!!!!
> > >
> >
> > I would like to second the call for a door that locks from the inside -
> > it's way overdue. It's not only a problem at night - if the IMC is
> > deserted and I'm sitting in the production room working on something and
> > the door is unlocked, I don't feel safe any time of the day, and if IMC
> > members don't feel safe in the IMC without a door that locks from the
> > inside, then the lock should be replaced as soon as possible. Until then,
> > people will keep peeling the duct tape off the broken lock.
> >
> > When the new lock is installed, I would be glad to come help somehow, if
> > that would help.
> >
> >
> > Sehvilla
> >
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