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[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You're god damn right!

Any venue or building rated for say, to pick a random number, more than 20 people can get randomly inspected by a fire safety inspector.

And I want fire safety inspectors to be feared as much as Judge fucking Dredd. So when they turn up announced, the building management shits a mega-block in fear when they realise that skimping on installing a proper security setup and resorting to chaining/locking fire escapes has just cost them personally a month in jail with a criminal record, issued on the spot!

There's simply no valid excuses for being this reckless with safety.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

In the US, fire marshals have a lot of authority. Like if you have a a fire exit blocked, even by something that can easily be moved, they can shut down the whole place right then and there. Or if there's insufficient fire control systems, or a venue is over capacity.

But also, a lot of them are happy to take bribes to look the other way on what is, most of the time, small stuff like that.