[aestetix]

From https://marcrogers.org/2018/08/13/open-letter-to-the-hacker-... (linked in the article):

"Yes hotel staff NEED to check rooms but if we, who can change the very building blocks of life, can’t come up with a safer way to do this then we really aren’t trying hard enough."

No, they don't. They have thousands of security cameras set up, and I'd be shocked if they didn't have technologies like facial recognition built in. They have the ability to do a background check on every guest who checks in. They also have people working the front desk who likely get training to see if you're a "bad guy" or not.

So with all that, please explain why this additional search, which is a massive violation of privacy (and apparently the Constitution) is necessary?

[tonysdg]

I'm not advocating for room searches or intrusion of privacy, but the fact of the matter is all of those cameras and security personnel still weren't enough to detect the worst mass shooter in history. I don't have a better solution unfortunately, and I think these room searches are a complete invasion of privacy, but my point is that the evidence contradicts you.

[aeternus]

The room searches are an invasion of privacy with zero merit. How likely is it that a shooter is going to leave guns laying out in the open?

Unless they are willing to toss the entire room like a prison cell, these searches are worse than useless as they provide a false sense of security at great cost.