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ShazzieB

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36. There are doors that are wired to "activate" an alarm if you try to open them.

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 10:40 PM

Oct 2023

I'm very familiar with doors like this, They're usually exits that are locked but can be opened from the one side so they can be used as exits in case of emergency (and they activate an alarm when someone does that).

They had them all over the library where I went to college. The idea was to discourage people from sneaking out a side door with stolen items while rendering the doors still usable if people needed to vacate quickly in an emergency. Based on the information on the sign, I think this was that kind of door.

I'm not trying to argue that he didn't cause an alarm to go off. I'm just saying there's more than one way to do that. However it happened, I don't think it was that big of a deal, and I don't personally care; but some here seem to think it matters a lot, so I'm offering a possible explanation.

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One more time, because anyone still spreading this crap about this Dem needs checking [View all] bigtree Oct 2023 OP

But it might scare the crap out of customers at Dunkin'. Kablooie Oct 2023 #1

Facts? We don't need no stinking facts. usonian Oct 2023 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2023 #3

I have not seen any democrat suggesting it was Bowman's intent to delay the vote. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #4

The ign on that door was as clear as mud. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #5

Not at all unusual for people to not understand signs or directions. betsuni Oct 2023 #6

Not cryptic at all. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #12

No excuses need be made. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #24

He has made zero comments about the sign, that I'm aware of. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #34

He was in a hurry, and in the stress of the moment, goofed. pnwmom Oct 2023 #8

I'm just correcting factual misstatements. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #13

He may have incorrectly thought the fire alarm would open the door BECAUSE of the sign. pnwmom Oct 2023 #14

Why is it important to make up explanations he didn't provide? Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #15

I think in his urgency to get out of the building, so that he could go vote, pnwmom Oct 2023 #17

Why is it important to make up explanations he didn't provide? Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #18

Nothing he said is inconsistent with my understanding. You are insisting on pnwmom Oct 2023 #19

Why is it important to make up explanations he didn't provide? Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #21

you 'made up' that he 'pulled' the alarm bigtree Oct 2023 #22

I'm not making it up. It is what he said. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #23

okay I see where you got that. I'm going by his official statement bigtree Oct 2023 #26

According to this post, the alarm was pulled long before the 417-0 vote occurred MichMan Oct 2023 #28

even less of a nothingburger, then bigtree Oct 2023 #29

The way it makes sense is just what he said - Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #35

Did you read his personal statement? ShazzieB Oct 2023 #37

This whole thing is ridiculous. herding cats Oct 2023 #7

can you walk from the one to the other without going outside? quakerboy Oct 2023 #9

It's especially fucking stupid because his vote was not needed. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #10

that's the real point, in response to the stupid nonsense that he was trying to stop a vote bigtree Oct 2023 #11

He said he pulled the fire alarm. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #16

not what he said. Check the statement bigtree Oct 2023 #20

Thanks for this. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #25

keep yer boots on, the poster found a quote where he said he said he 'pulled' the alarm bigtree Oct 2023 #27

Yes, I saw that. 😁 ShazzieB Oct 2023 #30

I can't believe people are debating the semantics of "activated" vs. "pulled" MichMan Oct 2023 #31

so his mistake caused a temporary evacuation? bigtree Oct 2023 #33

There are doors that are wired to "activate" an alarm if you try to open them. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #36

His own statement said it was a fire alarm in Post #20 MichMan Oct 2023 #39

Kick mcar Oct 2023 #32

Thank you. qwlauren35 Oct 2023 #38