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obamanut2012

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26. Floridian here, and I go to several cons a year down here

Mon Aug 27, 2018, 06:10 AM

Aug 2018

And every single one wands you, checks your bags, props, etc. Security at these events have really been ramped up since Parkland. It's even more intense at concerts and games (ie Dolphins, Panthers, college).

I have no idea why a Madden tournament, esp after Parkland, wouldn't do the same.

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"White people are bad" MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #42

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I'd allege the same if I had nothing to offer too. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #55

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A 24 year old whose thing in life is s video game. GulfCoast66 Aug 2018 #5

How is it different than any other 24-year-old whose time is invested in sports? Blue_Adept Aug 2018 #32

I guess I give no quarter to people whose lives are about video games GulfCoast66 Aug 2018 #33

Nah, not an old coot, just a judgmental holier than thou type. Blue_Adept Aug 2018 #34

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Dude..... Adrahil Aug 2018 #44

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An armed society is a polite society. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2018 #6

Or unless you're Somalia........ lastlib Aug 2018 #30

Why can't they check for weapons at such an event, rusty quoin Aug 2018 #7

They may not have thought they needed to jmowreader Aug 2018 #13

You are right of course. I was just being pissed at the very same people who gave us this rusty quoin Aug 2018 #15

It was a freaking restaurant. joshcryer Aug 2018 #17

Floridian here, and I go to several cons a year down here obamanut2012 Aug 2018 #26

i went to my first Atlanta Braves game in 2005 and got wanded. Calista241 Aug 2018 #43

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I'm retired and I spend a lot of my time playing video games. Stonepounder Aug 2018 #8

Me too ... not the retired part, but oh yeah I remember Zork ... mr_lebowski Aug 2018 #20

"a Star Trek game"... (I am retired now too) BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #25

Lucky game boy. You could sell that now and buy a new house. Snellius Aug 2018 #28

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Yup... whistler162 Aug 2018 #24

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And the young African American male on the right was one of the victims:( maryellen99 Aug 2018 #49

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And I have to pass through a metal detector at an Eagles concert? JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #62

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