here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Mumbai Malls<\/p>\n
I enjoy visiting you, and I support your new initiatives to tighten security in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. I don’t mind being frisked or having my bag checked: the few extra seconds we all wait individually are worth the collective safety we gain.<\/p>\n
But why do you think that terrorists enter only from front entrances?<\/p>\n
If someone drives into the parking lot and takes the lift up to the mall, there is no check on him at all. He could walk in holding a bazooka, with bombs strapped to his body and grenades in all his pockets. All the security guards are busy at the front entrance.<\/p>\n
I know even a pretense of security can act as a deterrent. But terrorists aren’t stupid, and there’s no pretense in the destruction they try to cause. So, as Amitabh Bachchan would say on KBC, ‘please take good care of yourself’.<\/p>\n
Regards<\/p>\n
Amit Varma<\/p>\n
*<\/p>\n
Hat tip for this observation: Ulrik. More open letters here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,41],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDear Mumbai Malls - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/open-letter-to-mumbai-malls-re-security\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dear Mumbai Malls - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dear Mumbai Malls I enjoy visiting you, and I support your new initiatives to tighten security in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. 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