Vegas Volume 18 : A Highly Unlikely Scenario That December Will 2017 Edition Happen Again Unless We Change our Thinking
The Vegas event and those in London , Berlin , Barcelona and elsewhere should make event planners and security officials all over the world pause for a second and realize that threat scenarios no longer fit neatly into the box like they ’ re supposed to , according to Haines Security Solutions CEO Doug Haines , MPSE . ( Image courtesy of David Becker , Getty Images via Task & Purpose and YouTube )
By Doug Haines , MPSE , Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions
“ In Las Vegas , the casino is always watching — and yet it missed XXXXXXX XXXXXXX ( the title had the shooter ’ s name but I refused to acknowledge this scumbag ),” that was the headline I read today from the LA Times .
The headline and article suggest that even though Las Vegas is a miniature surveillance state , Mr . Scumbag ’ s behavior somehow should have set off alarms bells and hotel security could have intervened and prevented the unfortunate events of 1 October from occurring .
Unfortunately , nothing could be further from the truth .
Let me explain . The reporters of the article , and many people of the public , are assuming that closed circuit television cameras mounted in the lobbies and other gathering places within the hotel , near elevators , game table etc . would have caught Mr . Scumbag ’ s , what now seems to be bizarre behavior and someone monitoring the cameras would have noticed it to be suspicious .
The reality is nothing he did was suspicious .
He brought in his weapons hidden in suitcases just like so many guests everyday bring their suitcases , golf clubs or other oversized bags into the hotel , check-in and take them to their rooms .
Even if he had brought in all ten suitcases / bags at one time , it still wouldn ’ t have drawn attention .
( Learn More . Courtesy of Hot Trends 24H and YouTube . Posted on Oct 12 , 2017 )