It is amazing the power of the word “liability’.
Even in government bureaucracies, the managers are so risk-averse, they avoid doing obvious, rational things if someone says “liability”.
It is like a magic phrase that brings everything to a screeching halt.
It does this even with people who have almost no chance of ever suffering from a lawsuit. People who are insulated by layers of law and bureaucratic structure.
It is an amazing thing to watch. I saw a lot of it during my bureaucratic career.
Replace the word EVEN with ESPECIALLY! Like the cops waiting three hours before attempting to go into the Pulse Bar in Orlando.