I'm all for acab and I'm also generally wary of security guards just for being the way most of them are (stalking my also native younger sister) but the fact is that's not every guard. We've had some very helpful ones help us out too when we were being harassed in places. Like it's not an every guard situation the same way it is an every cop situation solely because of cops' power advantage.
The truth is we *need* people to question people in positions of authority. I don’t want to live in a world where people with power over others are free to throw their weight around with impunity- scrutiny is GOOD. Suspicion is GOOD.
I encourage questioning my motives, my ‘authority’, such as it is, for the same reason I encourage guards wearing body cams and observers filming me- because while *I* know I can be trusted not to abuse my position, nobody else does.
I don’t feel the need to defend myself from accusations that have no basis in truth, because I can be 100% confident that there will be no false convictions- there will be no evidence of wrongdoing because I’m not doing anything wrong.
I treat everyone I deal with with respect. I don’t make threats. I don’t touch anyone, for any reason, except with consent to offer aid. You won’t catch me flipping people off because I don’t do that. You won’t post a video of me using a chokehold on a guy because I don’t do that.
But you don’t know that, so play it safe. Film. Record. I hope you catch my coworkers pulling shit, cause if they’re abusing their position then they shouldn’t be here and I’ll be happy to watch them get canned.
Always scrutinize positions of influence and power. Always. You gotta