TD Garden, have decided to make a big change of…..
individuals have been attempting to find out how to make sure that everyone who turns up is on the level while simultaneously making the process quick, straightforward, and less of a burden for everyone. Processing around 17,000 individuals every other night is a demanding world.
Delaware North, the owners of TD Garden, has made the decision to significantly alter that specific element of the gaming experience.
…and in the process have enraged a segment of the fan base and several beyond.
Specifically, what did they do?
The Waltham, Massachusetts-based security firm Evolv Technology has partnered with Delaware North and TD Garden to replace the metal detectors that adorn the front entrances and side stairwells of TD Garden. The Evolv Express system, which is prominently displayed on the company’s website, is most likely to be used in this endeavor. The announcement was made on Tuesday. Though there’s always a chance of issues with AI being used in security because of an immature database or a variety of personal biases ingrained in the models themselves, the idea behind these new sensors is presumably to quickly reduce the number of people milling about in lines that make getting to the game a chore.
However, that is outside thethe article’s specific scope. The aspect of this that really counts is what they said yesterday: that the bag policy will be updated and that these additional security procedures would be put into place going forward.
The goal of the major modification to the bag policy is to do away with bags completely.
The permitted size of a bag is currently limited by the policy to 6″ x 4″ x 1.5″, or roughly the size of a wrist clutch. Everything else is no longer permitted, however bags are still permitted at the Proshop, albeit they are searchable.
Even in the advertisement they show you in a “how it works” section where a woman clearly holding a large bag gets tagged for having a holster, I thought for sure that this AI was powerful enough to distinguish where weapons could be carried on the body and in bags. However, I suppose it’s still a very new model that needs to mature.
That being said, for individuals who bring bags that don’t suit that certain size, the Mobile Locker Company will be offering a new service. It will be set up on Legends Way precisely two hours before and after the game. Diaper bags and medical kits are exempt from the restriction, yet it’s unclear what exactly qualifies as a suitable kit for those purposes.
Why is this relevant?
Ask your mother, sister, or wife. every lady you have ever known.
No, really. Wherever you are reading this, get up. Find out how much of their handbag can fit into a small wrist clutch that they now require or may need in the future. I have no doubt that the response will be either a striking demonstration of organization oran acknowledgment that, at most, it would be a tight fit.
Better still, ask those who attended the game last night; Ty Anderson says that things seem to have gone a little less than smoothly with the rollout.