Madison, Wisconsin council member says banks should not have armed guards.

[ArcadiaGP]

Madison, Wisconsin council member says banks should not have armed guards.

A city-council member in Madison, Wisconsin, extrapolating arguments about school security, is arguing that armed guards make banks less safe and that she fears “an arms race with would-be robbers.”

Amanda Hall, the alderman for District 3, made the comments in a blog post concerning a request from a Chase Bank branch on Milwaukee Street to have an off-duty Madison police officer work the bank as armed security, at the bank’s expense.

The bank in the university town had been hit been by several armed robberies in the past year, one of them deadly, according to Madison TV station WMTV, channel 15.

But Ms. Hall said in a blog post on her pages of the City of Madison Common Council site that adding armed guards just encourages violence.

“Current events have forced us to consider is how guns impact safety in all aspects of our lives … [including] having more armed guards to defend us, whether in our schools, or our neighborhood bank branches,” she explained.

 

[Leadeye]

Maybe she thinks the bank needs a robbery "monitor".

 

[KellyinAvon]

I'm truly amazed this great thinker didn't propose taking all the MONEY out of the banks.

 

[MarkC]

Without an armed guard, the bank branch will eventually close; no business should be expected to operate at a loss or under conditions where the employees are at risk of harm.

Then I'm sure she will blame the bank's "greed" for not remaining open in an "underserved" area.

Kind of like when they complain about "food deserts" after grocery stores leave because of poor sales, too many robberies, looting during riots, etc.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Without an armed guard, the bank branch will eventually close; no business should be expected to operate at a loss or under conditions where the employees are at risk of harm.

Then I'm sure she will blame the bank's "greed" for not remaining open in an "underserved" area.

Kind of like when they complain about "food deserts" after grocery stores leave because of poor sales, too many robberies, looting during riots, etc.

Could we stop using logic...

 

[DRob]

We seldom find out how stupid politicians are until after the election.

 

[Kdf101]

You know, we truly do live in Bizaro Land. I dont know what else explains things like this.

 

[jgressley2003]

I'm truly amazed this great thinker didn't propose taking all the MONEY out of the banks.

Common sense banking. 3 day waiting period on all withdrawals because no one needs their money right now

 

[Old Dog]

I'm truly amazed this great thinker didn't propose taking all the MONEY out of the banks.

Well there you have it, the real solution. Who would be stupid enough to rob an empty bank? Maybe we should apply this theory to schools too, empty schools = no mass shootings in GFZs. Solves our problem without taking away our guns.

I can't believe this persons thoughts on security, how did such an idiot get elected to office? Oh, my error- it was an election involving additional idiots.

 

[Chance]

Why is everyone overthinking this. Just put up a No Bank Robbers Allowed sign.

 

[BrotherFred]

Is this lady related to Socrates or something? Obviously one of the great thinkers of our time...

People actually vote for someone to have the ability to say things like this out loud.

 

[churchmouse]

You know, we truly do live in Bizaro Land. I dont know what else explains things like this.

I have an explanation but decorum prevents.

 

[Leadeye]

Leadership like this says these things because it's what the people who elected them want to hear. They provide a comfortable mythology to their constituents while serving themselves and usually a political machine. They aren't stupid, they know what they are selling.

Always follow the money

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Always follow the money

Serious question. Don't take this the wrong way...

Is this a meme now? Do you say this because you're expected to? Is it to be funny?

I'm not ragging on you, I just hate this line because of how often people say it. I'm actually curious if it's an INGO meme that I've missed.

 

[churchmouse]

Serious question. Don't take this the wrong way...

Is this a meme now? Do you say this because you're expected to? Is it to be funny?

I'm not ragging on you, I just hate this line because of how often people say it. I'm actually curious if it's an INGO meme that I've missed.

It is more the truth than people let on. Always follow the money. Nothing gets done that some official does not get paid in some way.
To think otherwise is just denial.

 

[KittySlayer]

I'm truly amazed this great thinker didn't propose taking all the MONEY out of the banks.

I used to do cash audits at some rural banks. In reality banks really do not have the amount of cash on hand that one might imagine. Particularly in an unsophisticated robbery with a guy and a note that says "give me all your money". For the related Federal penalties plus some of the secret methods of tracing the money the risk/reward just isn't there. Better off turning on the light bulb like Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction and holding up a diner.

Without an armed guard, the bank branch will eventually close; no business should be expected to operate at a loss or under conditions where the employees are at risk of harm.

Then I'm sure she will blame the bank's "greed" for not remaining open in an "underserved" area.

Kind of like when they complain about "food deserts" after grocery stores leave because of poor sales, too many robberies, looting during riots, etc.

^^^^THIS^^^^

Although I do like Food Desserts.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Serious question. Don't take this the wrong way...

Is this a meme now? Do you say this because you're expected to? Is it to be funny?

I'm not ragging on you, I just hate this line because of how often people say it. I'm actually curious if it's an INGO meme that I've missed.

It's a simple truth. Not just these days, either. Some of the most interesting writings of ancient Rome and Greece have the author railing against the greed and corruption in government. Very little is new under the sun.

 

[Leadeye]

Serious question. Don't take this the wrong way...

Is this a meme now? Do you say this because you're expected to? Is it to be funny?

I'm not ragging on you, I just hate this line because of how often people say it. I'm actually curious if it's an INGO meme that I've missed.

My personal experiences with leadership, political, economic, or whatever have been that they are all keenly interested in filling their pockets or if their pockets are already full beyond measure, that most elusive and desired of qualities, power. The two are sometimes interchangeable. What leadership does is often dressed up in their own words or by big media to appear to serve a "cause". The phrase "always follow the money" just means that if you look under the BS, the motivation is always money or power.

I've seen All the President's Men many years ago and understand the meaning of the phrase as used in the movie. I've been using it in a different and much broader context.

 

[Rarejewell]

Perhaps sarcasm? Maybe she was trying to make the opposite point?

 

[Leadeye]

I'll add that it's a great compliment that the phrase would be considered an INGO meme.