Right- in the end, there IS NO effective defense from the person who simply will go to any / all ends to do damage. We are all vulnerable, all of the time. On the other side of the coin, we have to do something given our recent history and 'lessons'. So- we do the only thing we can, try to put some reasonable amount of security into places we feel need more security. And frankly, I do not know that what is being done here is not a reasonable compromise. ??
I really do not think it is possible to plug all the security vulnerabilities for the public, or the individual member of the public (say, sitting at home watching TV or something). There is always risk, and sooner or alter, there will always be damage done to someone through acts of outrageous violence / extreme behavior. This is a motorcycle forum meaning most of us ride.... which means most of us drive, and I am quite sure most of us have autos. Given a sizable vehicle such as a light pick up or large SUV, some time and effort, any of us could do significant damage to some large gathering of people if that were the goal. Especially if there were no restrictions such as trying to live through the event. So logically, all we can do as a society is to try and plug the largest areas of vulnerability and place some security at places where lots of people regularly gather. As we value out children above adult lives, schools are a reasonable place to apply at least some of that security IMO.
But nothing can be made truly 'safe' or invulnerable IMO.
Soon all of this will simply be the new reality and no one will really remember anything any different. Most of us here I think are older and can remember when boarding a plane meant walking up the stairs; carrying anything less than a running chain saw was not a problem. It is not that way anymore and I do not believe it ever will be again in the future but in 20, 30 years, no one will actually remember the experience of moving so freely in society.
Brian
Potential security holes found with about 30 seconds of thought:
They still have to open the doors to let the student in off of the buses. Heck, the article even provides the time window.
The person who snapped with no previous criminal history still breezes through the secure lobby.