Maple Demon 449 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Thank goodness this monstrosity is gone by the start of footy season and will stay gone!!
The Reverend 1,736 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Okay, I'll be first to ask, what is "the ring of steel"?
What 18,810 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, The Reverend said: Okay, I'll be first to ask, what is "the ring of steel"? Some fence they erected around the MCG in an overreaction to terrorism.
DeeSpencer 26,692 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 The fence itself had nothing to do with slowing people's entry. It was the lack of gates and lack of staff available to wand people. If they are still wanding people the busy gates will still be very slow moving. Personally I liked the thinking behind moving security away from the entries. It saved lives in Paris and it alone doesn't increase the invasiveness of the security. But the temporary fencing was a terrible eyesore and not well planned. Time will tell, I really hope it's always something we won't have to worry about.
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Though it was a thread about Sidebottom re-signing......
hemingway 7,633 Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 3 hours ago, DeeSpencer said: The fence itself had nothing to do with slowing people's entry. It was the lack of gates and lack of staff available to wand people. If they are still wanding people the busy gates will still be very slow moving. Personally I liked the thinking behind moving security away from the entries. It saved lives in Paris and it alone doesn't increase the invasiveness of the security. But the temporary fencing was a terrible eyesore and not well planned. Time will tell, I really hope it's always something we won't have to worry about. Sadly , it is something we need to worry about. We are in a very different world where public spaces are potential targets. We have to live with it and keep doing the things we like doing and that includes going to the footy at the MCG.
Maple Demon 449 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Posted March 18, 2016 2 hours ago, hemingway said: Sadly , it is something we need to worry about. We are in a very different world where public spaces are potential targets. We have to live with it and keep doing the things we like doing and that includes going to the footy at the MCG. I agree Hemingway. Change your way of life and you have given them what they want.
The Reverend 1,736 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 I'm living and working in Beijing at the moment and here bags are scanned when you enter the subway and water bottles are tested to make sure you're not carrying volatile liquids. Occasionally you will be physically frisked as you enter. Around some areas in central Beijing there are often machine-gun toting soldiers so a fence at the G is not too much to complain about. Can't wait for next weekend. I've got my AFL Global Pass so I can watch every game live. I've also found a bar called Paddy O'Shea's that serves great beers and sensational French fries and screens AFL on the big screen. Won't be the same as being at the G but it will have to do. Go DEES!
hemingway 7,633 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 2 hours ago, The Reverend said: I'm living and working in Beijing at the moment and here bags are scanned when you enter the subway and water bottles are tested to make sure you're not carrying volatile liquids. Occasionally you will be physically frisked as you enter. Around some areas in central Beijing there are often machine-gun toting soldiers so a fence at the G is not too much to complain about. Can't wait for next weekend. I've got my AFL Global Pass so I can watch every game live. I've also found a bar called Paddy O'Shea's that serves great beers and sensational French fries and screens AFL on the big screen. Won't be the same as being at the G but it will have to do. Go DEES! But what are the girls like reverend?
Tony Tea 2,816 Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 Calling it a "ring of steel" flatters chain link fences.
monoccular 17,760 Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 The terrorists must be having a huge laugh at the west....billions of dollars, millions of man hours annually into "fighting / preventing / detecting terrorism" at events, at airports etc.. yet if they are determined / sneaky / innovative enough they will inevitably carry out another successful attack somewhere. A win - win for them. A big loss for our freedom of movement. ??☹️
Maple Demon 449 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Posted March 20, 2016 And it isn't like a temporary fence would have stopped anyone if they wanted into the G anyway. 9 hours ago, Tony Tea said: Calling it a "ring of steel" flatters chain link fences.
Biffen 12,949 Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 Reminiscent of Moonshadow when it's time to shout. Like a fish.
TeamPlayedFine39 8,525 Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 The irony of course being that when the 'ring of steel' was first implemented (for the boxing day test) it caused a massive cue and backlog of thousands of people. Lumping a massive crowd of people together pressed up against a fence is kinda what a terrorist is looking for.
Gipsy Danger 1,067 Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 1 hour ago, monoccular said: The terrorists must be having a huge laugh at the west....billions of dollars, millions of man hours annually into "fighting / preventing / detecting terrorism" at events, at airports etc.. yet if they are determined / sneaky / innovative enough they will inevitably carry out another successful attack somewhere. A win - win for them. A big loss for our freedom of movement. ??☹️ And if yours is the one life it saves, is that a waste?
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