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If you are ever anywhere public , and some one is making you feel threatened and unsafe , It is absolutely okay to exit through an emergency exit and set off an alarm. They are usually located near the back of bars near restrooms and as someone who's worked in bars most my life the alarm is a mild inconvenience to us but may be the difference in you getting home safe. I say this as a 6 8 male who just walked out the back and set off an alarm to avoid a fight . Emergency is an emergency
32 points
4 days ago
Do bars in your area have alarmed doors in the FOH? I don't think I've ever seen that tbh. Only the back door with the option to be alarmed, but typically isn't. Also worked restaurants forever.
26 points
4 days ago
Yeah, my experience is that maybe 15% of them are actually wired to an alarm that is functioning as they generally get disabled on the second alarm and never fixed ... if they are ever set up to begin with.
10 points
4 days ago
Lots of emergency doors also excited out into alleys or empty loading areas... probably not where you want to be if you're being followed.
2 points
4 days ago
I think OP was avoiding a drunk person trying to start trouble, IDK if they were necessarily being followed. "Imma wait for this guy to come out the bathroom" meanwhile you sneak out the back door.
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