But in all seriousness, why is the response to problems constantly more security? I guess because I "specialize" professionally in root cause analysis as well as solution implementation that I don't understand this aspect.
I find it very similar to the schooling system. There's scientific evidence that having flexible class spaces and walls enriches the learning environment. Yet our solutions tend to be more standardization in both the curriculum as well as the space.
So even when we know something isn't going to produce the given results, we give huff talk to a fix, while not really addressing the problems.
Shootings at the zoo seem to be a problem, but when it's taking place outside of the zoo and into a crowd, not a damn thing security was gonna do about that. Meanwhile in that neighborhood, there's not much to do aside from the zoo and it's a hike to the nearest metro. So of course crowds are going to gather and the unpredictably of crowds and surrounding elements is exactly why you want to address those problems rather than check bags and have some shit pop off the next year.
It's not a fun experience or an enriching one. It's a thing to do. So that's the folks you get there.