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New panic alarm system at Georgia H.S. saved lives during shooting, officials say. Advocates want it nationwide. (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

How does that even work? I’m glad lives were saved but the system must have something I’m missing.

If there is a button on the back of the badge with your picture on it, you can’t use someone else’s badge. It also means there are electronics in the badge, and therefore a battery.

Over time batteries will die and the badge system will become useless unless everyone gets new badges once a semester.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Over time batteries will die and the badge system will become useless unless everyone gets new badges once a semester.

Or, you know, change the battery. Which would take seconds per unit if you're doing a whole bunch of them.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Which would lead to a gap in protection. It’s also not clear if the battery is easily serviced

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Mate it's a trivial problem

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