Designing Safe ATMs*
Michael Scott, Randy Atlas · Auerbach Publications eBooks · 2008
There.is.a.scene.in.the.movie.LA Story.with.Steve.Martin.and.Sarah.Jessica.Parker.that.shows.them. going.to.an.ATM.on.the.outside.of.a.bank.in.Los.Angeles.late.one.night..A.line.of.yuppies.is.withdrawing.cash.for.late-night.dining.and.clubbing,.and.adjacent.to.them,.a.line.of.robbers.in.typical. robber.garb.......masks,.shotguns,.knives,.handgun,.and.so.on..A.robber.waits.for.Steve.Martin.to. make.his.withdrawal,.and.then.introduces.himself:.“Hi,.I’m.Bob..I’ll.be.your.robber.tonight!”.The. robber.takes.the.money.and.walks.away.(see.Figure.19.1)..A.very.funny.scene,.but.in.real.life.people. get.hurt.and.killed..Both.Atlas.and.Scott.have.been.hired.as.a.premises.security.negligence.expert. on.a.dozen.cases.involving.robbery.and.assault.at.ATMs.or.drive-thru.deposits.