They recognize It’s a range finder. Sometimes they have magnification to see closer…but usually not much. I have a man 8x monocular I use for seeing around and likely would have taken it to an event like this if I was not close up.

But not even a simple wander over, hey dude what’s up?? Engage then make educated decisions from there.

All should be fired. Charged for dereliction of duty and/or stupidity.