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If they (Sotheby's/security) let a device with metal, batteries and remote trigger in, how could one assume they won't let a bomb in there? If they did it whil

If they (Sotheby's/security) let a device with metal, batteries and remote trigger in, how could one assume they won't let a bomb in there? If they did it while knowing what is inside, it's fun and stuff. If they let this kind of stuff in without checking, this would be very bad... they should be sued over lack of inspection (they are experts!) and lack of security by the buyers and persons who were in the room.

jstanley 8y ago
The same way bombs don't get taken into almost any crowded place: the fact that vanishingly few people want to take bombs into crowded places.
- gregoriol 8y ago
  I mean: these are experts, they sell stuff valuated at millions of $, they must inspect what they sell. It's not about about security at first: it's more about if the thing is authentic, if the thing is in good shape, if it will not break during transport or display, how to store/hang it properly, ... After that, they must have been suspicious about the weight, the bottom hole, ... and must have done additional, more detailed checks, even a scanner to see what's inside. It's not like it was a simple piece of paper they had in hands, it's a million $ strange heavy thing. Anyway, it shows very bad about them if they didn't see what was "wrong" with this piece.
  - jstanley 8y ago
    They took it to "Banksy's people" to have it authenticated.
PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Because searching bulky artwork is meaningless security theater unless you're also X-ray scanning every person who enters the building.
- gregoriol 8y ago
  Not every, but those that are not usual, that have some strange weight/properties for their kind. Or you'll some day let in a trojan horse... I bet every person entering the building is security checked, you don't want anyone unexpected or with some paint or knife near 1 million $ stuff. Plus bag checks at least in places open to public have become usual today.

jstanley 8y ago

The same way bombs don't get taken into almost any crowded place: the fact that vanishingly few people want to take bombs into crowded places.

gregoriol 8y ago
I mean: these are experts, they sell stuff valuated at millions of $, they must inspect what they sell. It's not about about security at first: it's more about if the thing is authentic, if the thing is in good shape, if it will not break during transport or display, how to store/hang it properly, ... After that, they must have been suspicious about the weight, the bottom hole, ... and must have done additional, more detailed checks, even a scanner to see what's inside. It's not like it was a simple piece of paper they had in hands, it's a million $ strange heavy thing. Anyway, it shows very bad about them if they didn't see what was "wrong" with this piece.
- jstanley 8y ago
  They took it to "Banksy's people" to have it authenticated.

PhasmaFelis 8y ago

Because searching bulky artwork is meaningless security theater unless you're also X-ray scanning every person who enters the building.

gregoriol 8y ago
Not every, but those that are not usual, that have some strange weight/properties for their kind. Or you'll some day let in a trojan horse... I bet every person entering the building is security checked, you don't want anyone unexpected or with some paint or knife near 1 million $ stuff. Plus bag checks at least in places open to public have become usual today.