Well, we will see, no cover or metal detectors though. It also doesn't include the locations of the shootings. Hopefully it works and the district stays vibrant.Starkville announces new Cotton District safety measures after weekend shooting
The Starkville Police Department will require IDs, wristbands and implement new entry checkpoints from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the Cotton District as part of a new safety plan announced less than a week after a Super Bulldog Weekend shooting that left one injured. Starkville...reflector-online.com
The shooting would likely never have happened had this been in place though. Because the hope is this sends the troublemakers elsewhere.
Hopefully this works. It's good that there is no cover. That would have killed the district. Airport or sporting event type security would have too. Good compromise.
Yeah I don’t think it’s perfect. I’d prefer overwhelming the area with police and enforcing the actual laws. But it’s a step
Presumably they will also increase police presence. They already added one of the police cameras- it’s really hard to believe if there weren’t already cameras in the area.
I read that too and was like well, I wasn’t expecting that little nugget
How many of you are old enough to get this reference?
I'm pretty sure the local malcontents up there have already done this on a smaller scale a few years ago. Oxford PD now has a mounted division and bars have $60 cover.
SOmebody more familiar with the area, are there already fences around the apartments and buildings fronting the security area? Or are they going to have to add a bunch of temporary fencing to actually make that area secure?Starkville announces new Cotton District safety measures after weekend shooting
The Starkville Police Department will require IDs, wristbands and implement new entry checkpoints from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the Cotton District as part of a new safety plan announced less than a week after a Super Bulldog Weekend shooting that left one injured. Starkville...reflector-online.com
It might be easier to enforce loitering laws in parking lots than on a city sidewalk. Idk, I'm not a lawyer.
They already were elsewhere. They were 200 yards down Maxwell. And regardless, all the individuals were from Starkville, knew each other and were presumably all going out together regardless, so one would think the shooting was just as likely to happen in the parking lot at Ricks or Level III or wherever else they would have gone that night.
But those people likely don’t even congregate there that night if these rules are in place. And yes, other places need to be secure too but the CD is the single most important area off campus for Mississippi State and Starkville. You have to feel safe there
I think they were there because that’s where the party was. It’s not rocket science.
They weee there bc it’s an entertainment district where the can loiter. That’s what happens in entertainment districts until guardrails/friction is put in place to make them stop. But totally agree it’s also about enforcing laws. The police failed everyone on this bc it’s been building and happening. What I don’t like is making people re enter after 10. That screws the businesses inside the perimeter. Let those bars sell the bands at a small price to those that enter before 10 to compensate them for the trouble. That way patrons aren’t leaving their place
Have you heard some of the popular country music lately? I don’t think it would have that effect.
Maybe I didn't read closely enough, but I don't see where they're going to do that? If they want to be on the street after 10, then yes it seems like they might have to go back to the entrance or be at risk of getting stopped. But if they're in a business, I doubt the business is going to ask them to leave because they don't have a wrist band unless they aren't spending money or are causing problems.
It’s just says if you don’t have a bracelet by 10 you have to re enter. Now I don’t envision they will clear the bars out at 10 so if you stay in your bar until you want to permanently leave the defined area I’m sure you are fine. But if you want to walk to another bar in the area you would be asked to leave and re enter if they see you
Similar to a neighborhood that adds a gate that opens automatically when a car pulls up. It's not like that gate is stopping criminals 100% from coming in at all, but it adds that level of friction (not to mention opportunities for tag readers/ID checks, cameras, etc) so they will think twice about coming in, or hopefully decide it's not worth it and go hang out somewhere else.
I ate dinner at Boardtown Pizza after the LSU game on Saturday. Not sure what time I got there (maybe a little after 10:00), but they were checking ID's and issuing wristbands at the door when I got there. Not a difficult problem for the bars/restaurants to do it. They could certainly refuse service to anyone they thought wouldn't be a paying customer.
It would certainly keep me for entering town. Maybe that makes me riff-raff?
