Now you're just sounding paranoid, plus I'm not sure it would be effective. Even assuming there is a repeat incident, which is hard to say, and assuming the person uses the same method of attack, dubious, how would people using the stairs prevent it? This happened at night. I get that cons are probably going on continuously but I'll also wager that nights are still quieter than the day and you're not going to have people constantly on the stairs. All it would take is a lookout to make sure it's safe. Also, you're at a hotel. If someone wanted to carry dangerous chemicals they could put them in a suitcase and walk right past a thousand people. They don't carry a jar saying "terrorist plot" and you can't expect a hotel to stop every person moving around with a suitcase.
Keeping an eye out is good advice but paranoia is not. The last thing we need is a furry TSA in the name of stopping terrorism.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Now you're just sounding paranoid, plus I'm not sure it would be effective. Even assuming there is a repeat incident, which is hard to say, and assuming the person uses the same method of attack, dubious, how would people using the stairs prevent it? This happened at night. I get that cons are probably going on continuously but I'll also wager that nights are still quieter than the day and you're not going to have people constantly on the stairs. All it would take is a lookout to make sure it's safe. Also, you're at a hotel. If someone wanted to carry dangerous chemicals they could put them in a suitcase and walk right past a thousand people. They don't carry a jar saying "terrorist plot" and you can't expect a hotel to stop every person moving around with a suitcase.
Keeping an eye out is good advice but paranoia is not. The last thing we need is a furry TSA in the name of stopping terrorism.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~