Why Regal's Bag Checks Are Just Security Theater
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Bag checks at movie theaters waste time and don't increase safety.
In the wake of the recent shooting in Louisiana—in which a man killed two and wounded nine during a showing of Trainwreck—it's no surprise that some people may be nervous when they head out to the multiplex. But Regal Entertainment Group's decision to begin searching moviegoers' bags is really just security theater, an illusion that the teenagers checking your ticket stubs can protect against those hell-bent on taking lives.