[Noisebridge-discuss] Theft at NoiseBridge

[Blake Barrett]

Why has nobody yet suggested a giant robot with lazers, tazers and other
words ending in *zers?

Blake
blake at blakebarrett.net



On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:59 PM, aditya bhargava <bluemangroupie at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'd like to be prepared for something like this the next time it happens.
> Would anyone be willing to teach a class about security?
>
> Adit
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  > Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:35:01 -0700
>> > From: adi at hexapodia.org
>> > To: gnnrok at gmail.com
>> > CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Theft at NoiseBridge
>> >
>> > Thank you for posting this!
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 11:36:58PM -0700, gnnr wrote:
>> > > I've witnessed two attempts at theft of items at noisebridge
>> > > this week.
>> >
>> > That sucks. :( I'm sorry you had to witness them, and I'm sorry those
>> > attempts happened.
>> >
>> > I'm not sure what the best response is -- we obviously don't want anyone
>> > to get hurt (well, maybe I do want the thieves to get hurt a little
>> > bit), but we also don't want shit to get stolen.
>> >
>> > Sigh.
>>
>>
>> A really good part of "security" at Noisebridge is to welcome everyone you
>> see come into Noisebridge, as soon as you see them.
>>
>> This not only makes people (people who we want at Noisebridge) feel
>> welcome, but it let's people who we don't want at Noisebridge know that
>> their activities are noticed.
>>
>> When someone walks into Noisebridge who you don't recognize, please greet
>> them.  Be friendly, and ask them if this is their first time here, and let
>> them know what Noisebridge is about (in a couple of sentences -- such as (my
>> way, but use your own): "We're a non-profit community space, where people
>> can come to learn and teach and share what they love.  We have no leaders,
>> and only one rule, 'Be excellent to each other,' and you are totally welcome
>> here if you follow our one rule.").  If you have time, offer to show them
>> around.
>>
>> It takes a total sociopath (or someone having a psychotic episode) to
>> steal stuff from people who are friendly to them, especially when they know
>> that people are watching them (which they will know when they are greeted as
>> soon as they walk in the door).  (And if they are having a psychotic
>> episode, then they are most likely not trying to hide it, as with the guy
>> trying to put Patrick's things in his bag.)
>>
>> Mitch.
>>
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