SCP-1609 represents a perfect example of the flaws inherent in the operating procedure of the GOC, and serves as a cautionary tale for any members of the Foundation who disagree with our practices on containing dangerous objects.

Prior to the Coalition getting their hands on this, it was perfectly harmless. A chair which teleports to you when you need a seat is normal compared to most of the stuff that we deal with on a regular basis. When they put it through a woodchipper, it got hurt, scared and angry, so it lashed out at them. By trying to ‘protect the world’ by destroying it, they inadvertently made the situation a whole lot worse. SCP-1609 went from being harmless to deadly in the space of a few minutes because of the GOC, and we had to clean up the mess.

Thankfully, SCP-1609 is pretty simple for us to deal with. So long as we don’t do anything stupid around it, it won’t fight back and it won’t try to leave. Even if it does, it usually comes back. I think I’ve worked out why. It came to us because it was afraid of the people who had hurt it. That’s why it always comes back. It’s afraid of the rest of the world now, and it’s looking to us for protection.

This is why we have Special *Containment* Procedures instead of Special *Destruction* Procedures. If you break something, it’s broken forever. When you try to destroy an anomaly, you can’t take back your mistakes. That’s what SCP-1609 has to tell us. This is why we’re right and the GOC is wrong, people.

\- Dr. Sievert