Reminds me of my jury duty experience last week, at the Bowie County courthouse.
During breaks, I would stroll out of the central jury room, and look down from the second floor balcony, into the entrance area. This is still "good ol' boy" territory, mind you. And so, I was amused to watch the deputy manning the detector engage in conversation with locals he obviously knew. They would throw their keys and change in the basket, talk while they walked through with a loud *bleep*, keep talking while they picked up their stuff, and continue on to whatever office they needed to visit. I watched at least a dozen people pass through like this.
I noticed it was a Garrett detector, which had LEDs that lit up to show what zone had a "hit". A couple were obviously buttons on overalls, but most "*bleeps*" were at waist level. Belt buckles? Knives in a belt pouch? Gun? Who knows?
I don't want to get a deputy in trouble, so I will publicy state that a Certain Elected Official who is the deputy's boss followed exactly the same (lack of) procedure.
And yeah... "no knives" was taped on every door.
Kevin
