OH FUCK YALL THOUGHT I WAS *ARMED GUARD*????
BRUHHHHHHHH
- I’m the lowest level licensed security you can hire
- I work foot patrol for shit like wet cement, construction sites, malls, libraries, outreach centers, and local events
- My job is, essentially, human scarecrow
- I am not permitted to carry a gun.
- I am not permitted to carry a taser.
- I am not permitted to carry pepper spray.
- I am not permitted to carry a baton
- I am not permitted to carry a knife or any multitool containing a knife
- I don’t have a plate vest
- I’m not permitted to make any physical contact outside of administering first aid or in self defense, which must be made in minimal force required to ensure personal safety
- I escort employees to make bank deposits, ask aggressive or violent people to leave, and take notes on safety hazards in patrolled areas
- If someone bleeds, throws up, or takes a dump somewhere they shouldn’t, it’s between me and the custodian to make sure nobody slips in it bay bee
- It is none of my business if someone is doing drugs. If they aren’t an active danger to themselves or others then they’re golden
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you’re selling drugs in clear view I will ask that you please do that elsewhere, ideally with more discretion. End of interaction
If you are using drugs in clear view I will tell you *exactly* where the property ends so you can smoke your bong 3 feet outside of that line where I can’t do shit if someone complains. End of interaction
Site Security is not police. It is not LPO. Someone could point you out as you run off the site and say “I saw him shove a microwave down his pants and walk out” and it would be approximately none of my business.
THINGS THAT ARE MY BUSINESS
Overdose in the bathroom. I will verbally check twice that you are conscious, and if I get no response I will warn that I am coming in to check on you. If I find you on the ground I will again try to speak to you, warn that I am touching your shoulder, and give you a jiggle. If I can’t wake you up I roll you into recovery and wait for paramedics.
Threatening or harassing staff. You cannot make passes at the highschooler operating the pretzel stand. You cannot tell the bank teller you’ll “track him down eventually”. The lady at the nail salon said she didn’t want to marry you six times now and now I’m your problem
Abuse, endangerment, or neglect. If you leave your baby on the sidewalk so you can shop by yourself then I will be the jerk who ruins your day. If you hit your kid I will become very much your problem. If you locked your dog in the car with the windows rolled up six hours ago and it isn’t getting up when I tap the window I’m gonna be the biggest pain in the ass you’ll see all day
Safety hazards. Don’t shoot off a bottle rocket in the parking lot. Yes it’s very cool and you probably won’t hit anything important but there’s a pretty big empty lot like six blocks away man, what if you nail a kid or something. If you wanna take your bearded dragon to the food court, keep him in your coat or in a carrier. Climb the telephone pole on Tuesday because thats my day off
Client complaints/concerns. Boss says you’ve been here living in your car for three days and it’s time to move on. You and I know it’s been a month but between us if you switch locations every couple days around the lot she won’t catch you again till at least May. As long as you don’t leave a bunch of trash laying out we’re good.
END NOTES
If you have tattoos on your face, throat, or hands and you wanna pull something you gotta be so incredibly discrete, is so incredibly easy for Law Enforcement to track you down you have no idea. I know like 3 guys with face tattoos in town, one of them’s been my buddy since highschool and the other 2 were introduced to me like “watch out for a guy with a star on his cheek, his name is Patrick Sturblish, he’s 43 years old and I saw him pocket a redbull once”.
Always assume someone is operating the cameras live.
The courts are so insanely overwhelmed all the time, if you nab something small and vital like bandages, tampons, underwear, whatever and don’t have a long list of priors usually even a cop won’t bother trying to charge you. If I can’t tell you not to steal for the consequences then at least don’t get cocky about it
In my own experience if you walk into a big store and straight up tell someone “I don’t want to steal but I need this very badly” then usually someone will find a way to get it to you
If someone tells me you’re stealing on camera I will let you know that someone caught you and it’s your last chance to put stuff back before they do something
If you pull a weapon on me or someone else while I’m working then I’m required to inform police so please don’t do that thank you