Dec 07 2007
Metal detectors to identify weapons in pubs
Scotland, Dec 7: The pubs in Scotland have turned out as the victims of the knife culture that is paving way for the increase in the violence rate against its staff. As an attempt to restrict this kind of knife culture the door stewards of the bars will be equipped with hand held metal detectors as a precautionary measure to identify the hidden weapons.
This initiation is a joint effort by the Renfrewshire council and Strathclyde Police and was launched in Paisley. Door stewards in 34 spots will be give the metal detectors
There have been many incidents in the past where the customer pulled out a gun or knife to threaten the staff for some silly reasons.
According to a door staff of Tiger Lily, a lap dancing bar, the device will minimise their tension and will help to identify the hidden weapons brought in by the aggressive customers. It will convert our job easier as the device indicates the concealed weapon and we cannot accuse them for possessing the weapon, what we can do is to deny them an entry so it will avoid the dangerous situation.
“We are expecting that this initiative will affect the practice of carrying weapons. The sense of being detected will restrict the weapons carrying tendency and thereby minimise the violence level,” said Robin Young, deputy sub-divisional officer of the Paisley police station.
The device that is 8inch long will vibrate on detecting metal. Owing to its vibration nature those customers carrying weapons will not get any indication about them being detected. If this initiative turns out as a successful one, then it will be implemented in other areas in Scotland.
