[Lil' Lavery]

There's a false dichotomy being presented by many posters here. Having inaccessible pinch points and following proper safety procedures are not mutually exclusive. It's possible to both "not be an idiot" and have safety guards to mitigate the risk of accidental injury. There's enough risk of injury from accidental and unpredictable scenarios to warrant taking steps to avoid the potential for harm. I know for a fact that at least one of the teams arguing against safety shield in this thread has had a student require medical attention at an event because of an exposed hazard on an elevator of theirs in the past (albeit not a pinch point).