Speaking of hard and soft targets........ I was in a Federal building this week for a couple of hours and I was amazed. The first thing that caught my attention was the plaza drive leading into the main entrance on the ground floor. It was wide open, straight through to an entrance with a 50 yard or so long glass and metal front. There was absolutely no external security. I stood outside while having a smoke and watched as dozens entered, most with some kind of case or bag ranging from hard brief cases to the new soft bags. There was no security inside the first floor, none.
On an upper floor there was one security guard with a post and desk near the elevators. While I was there I watched as he left his desk/post numerous times and watched people getting off the elevators and entering, at will, what was supposed to be a secure area while he was goofing off elsewhere. I even did it myself just for the hell of it.
"Barney Fife" would return with a cell phone glued to his ear, talking to his buds, cussing like a sailor loud enough for everyone to hear while he paid absolutely no attention to what was going on around him on that floor.
I guess I shouldn`t have been surprised, but it amazed me under the current circumstances and with the recent record we have for Fed buildings that security was not only lax, but to the point of nonexistent.
