[Noisebridge-discuss] Theft at NoiseBridge

[rachel lyra hospodar]

if someone from AMT lets us borrow their angle grinder, with an abrasive
wheel on it, i can try to solve this problem.

On 6/9/2011 4:19 PM, meredith scheff wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that the gate is basically open, all the time
> now? It tends to either not close all the way or not latch, and I do
> believe people have noticed this fact. 
> -Meredith
> 
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org
> <mailto:jake at spaz.org>> wrote:
> 
>     I agree that we should meet new people, and everyone should know
>     everyone
>     else, at least by name if possible, but the thief guy was actually a
>     crackhead and he was singularly determined to get his next fix.  He had
>     already made "friends" with Sasha by talking to her at Mi Ranchito
>     downstairs and saying that he had met her at a party, so he could have
>     continued to introduce and meet people in the space if he had been
>     smoother.
> 
>     But I looked in his eyes, and interacted with him while we were
>     trying to
>     get the rest of our stuff back from him before releasing him.. he was a
>     wild animal.  He dropped his crackpipe (not a pot pipe) and his world
>     shattered.  He was unable to blend in better not because he was dressed
>     differently, but because he was overwhelmed by all the money-candy
>     flashing around before his eyes.
> 
>     If he had left before trying to steal Robert's wallet (big mistake) he
>     would have gotten away with Sasha's phone.  She didn't even know it was
>     gone.  She might have left it on a table unattended, something people do
>     all the time with their laptops.
> 
>     Friends of mine who live in West Oakland in a neighborhood with a lot of
>     desparate people say "It heats up in the summertime" and it's true.
> 
>     As for Ilya and his mental distress, he had gotten the welcome from "the
>     guy with multicolored hair" and was making himself at home by taking a
>     bath in the bathroom sink.  At one point he explained that he was taking
>     Patricks' shirt because he thought that unattended things in this space
>     are for anyone to use.  I was there, he said it.
> 
>     I think there is such a thing as too welcoming, and I think the scrutiny
>     new people receive is essential to the security we do have.  I'd rather
>     not automatically make friends with people just because they found their
>     way in the door.
> 
>     -jake
> 
>     Mitch wrote:
> 
>     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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