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Wow, just made a crazy realization. A while back I was downtown with my 5yo kid, and we were by the bus stop right next to this building (You can actually see t
by darksaints 8y ago
Wow, just made a crazy realization. A while back I was downtown with my 5yo kid, and we were by the bus stop right next to this building (You can actually see the bus stop in the picture). The bus was late, and my kid was hyper, and he tried going through the revolving doors. They were locked, no big deal. After a while, he tried going through the doors again. At this point, three security guards with ballistic vests come busting out of the door with their hands on their holsters, and chewed me out for letting him play near the door.
I know my way around the security industry. These weren't normal security guards that get paid to watch cctv and call the real cops. They don't give those guys guns or ballistic vests. To me it was completely bizarre that a telecom building would have that sort of security. Now it all makes sense. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they were actually military in disguise.
- eli 8y agoLike a lot of federal agencies, NSA has its own police force to secure their buildings. A few years ago they somewhat infamously shot someone who drove through the Fort Meade gate and then refused an order to stop. They were driving a stolen car, but apparently made a wrong turn.
- nxc18 8y agoThis also happened this year - guy drive past a checkpoint, the NSA didn't put up with it.
- walshemj 8y agoIts supposedly was the SOP for USAF gate guards at RAF Checksands in the UK. And I suspect try and run a gate with a vehicle at Sellafield would lead to a similar response from the Nuke Police.
- rconti 8y agoThe one in the picture? Is that NY? I don't recognize the skyline.
- xxpor 8y agoThere's a bus stop right outside of the Seattle building, and it has revolving doors.
- saosebastiao 8y agoCtrl-F Jovelle Tamayo It's on the corner of third and lenora.
- rconti 8y agoCrazy. I used to work on 2nd and Lenora and I still can't say for sure I've noticed this building.
- walrus01 8y agoThere is also a lot of security theater in telecom/datacenter stuff to impress the rubes. The Switch datacenter in Las Vegas had armed guards with AR-15s and body armor for a while. Network engineers who visit and enter a lot of these facilities joke about it all the time.