The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) ran a piece today on security in American shopping malls, which government experts view as plum targets for future terrorist attacks. The upshot of the story is that while the department has issued a slew of stringent security recommendations, mall security firms seem to be opting for easier-to-implement and more subjective enforcement techniques.
As the article notes, the government advised mall security agents to pay special attention to their olfactory sense as would-be bombers often "anoint themselves with perfume, fragrant soap or rosewater in preparation for what they believe will be their martyrdom."
So do a lot of 16-year old boys trying to get a date for the prom. Still, just to be on the safe-side, I’d post a guard and bomb-sniffing dog outside of Perfumania.
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