Were the doors locked at your KH, during meetings?

by JH 26 Replies latest jw friends

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  glitter

  I think my KH's doors were locked but opened during the middle song - there were often about 4 people who left - normally with grumbly/tired kids, no-one ever had to ask for it to be unlocked. Very occasionally we'd just stay for the Public Talk (was a compromise to get us to go if we were feeling a little bit unwell or whatever).
  
  In the summer the fire escape doors were always wide open though - you can't open a window when there aren't any or they don't open, lol.
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  lonelysheep

  Yes. The first hall I attended was located close to where I grew up, out in the country part of NJ. The doors were locked as SOON as the opening song began. Same thing with the second hall I went to, which was in a rough city I lived in for a couple years. The kh I where I live now actually leaves their doors open. It's in a nice area, though.
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  JH

  Was locking the doors always for security reasons or for letting the brothers and sisters know that you better not arrive late...
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  rebel8

  My KH (in the 'burbs) was not locked during meetings.
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  Billygoat

  I've never been to a hall that locks their doors. But isn't that against most fire codes for a "church"???
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  freedom96

  I never went to a hall where the doors were locked.

  I would be interested in what the Fire Department has to say on the subject, as I would think that would be a safety issue.
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  lonelysheep

  Was locking the doors always for security reasons or for letting the brothers and sisters know that you better not arrive late...

  They said it was for security reasons, so that we'll be protected blah blah blah, but the area where I grew up was so boring that crime occured every few years, and most of all, no one gave a damn about the jw's! But whenever I walked in late , all the MS would look at me like, "Um hmm, you should've already been here before we opened our hymn song books!"
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  FairMind

  Never been to a KH that locked their doors during meetings.
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  upside/down

  What if someone yelled "movie" "apostate" in a crowded firehouse kingdum hall?

  I'm calling Fire Marshall Bill!

  u/d
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  cab1000

  They locked the doors after the start of the meeting. It started pissing me off, because I was one of those people who were always late. One time, the door was locked and I was really late, they were into the first talk. I banged on the door rather loudly, because tapping was doing nothing. Half because I needed in, half to make a point that I thought it was stupid to lock the door on a public meeting. How would you feel if you wanted to attend the meeting..as a worldly person..and come to find the door locked. I would wonder what was going on in there if they had to lock the door.

  The reason they said they locked the door was that there is a State Mental Hospital in the town, and crazy people from all over would happen to come in and cause disturbances.....never seen it though.....

  ~cab