tmurray
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Somewhere in the code gives us the legal authority of proactive policing to confiscate a device that is designed for securing a door shut and is not being used for the time being based on the notion that it could be for an unethical purpose?
But "Mcgivering" knives and forks would be okay in your opinion? One could just as well extend a handle to the door lever preventing outward swing.
https://www.littlethings.com/dinner-fork-door-lock/
No, it's based on the notion that it is a violation of the fire code.
Again, if there was a device that is in use to secure a door, action must be taken, regardless of the device.
Here in this forum, we are mostly officials. The courts expect us to know more. Since we know more we are expected to do more. When we do not do more we violate a duty of care to the public. If you locate a device that can only be used as a barricade device beside the door, you have at the very least a responsibility to report it to the authority having jurisdiction, usually fire officials. Should you not follow through with this, it is likely a court would find you negligent of your duties, even if you are not there in an official capacity.