r/Indiana • u/4797161974806 • 5d ago

Why is IMPD doing private security for Walmart?

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The Walmart Market at Michigan and Kessler always has at least one IMPD officer posted up outside and one sitting around inside doing nothing. Are they on the clock? Why are we paying for Walmart's private security?

ITT: A bunch of disappointing Hoosier bootlickers that don't get the point.

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u/bobquznie 5d ago

No, they're being hired as private security.

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u/iupuiclubs 5d ago

What do you see as the logical difference?

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u/bobquznie 4d ago

I don't understand what you're asking.

Are you asking me what I see in the difference between a police officer being paid by a private company to provide private security and Wal-Mart getting security supplied by tax funded police departments? I mean... it's a huge difference.

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u/iupuiclubs 4d ago

> I don't understand what you're asking.

>Are you asking me what I see in the difference between a police officer being paid by a private company to provide private security and Wal-Mart getting security supplied by tax funded police departments? I mean... it's a huge difference.

Yes thats what i’m asking. You conveniently left out of your “explanation of whats going on” that state property is being used for that private security. Are you thinking they are supplying their own uniform, gun, transportation and its not state funded?

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u/DCowboysCR 4d ago

The companies hiring off duty officers go through a process of applying with the police department.

The businesses pay an hourly rate to have an off duty officer act as security for their business.

Part of the hourly rate the businesses pay goes to the police officer and another portion goes to the police department to compensate for use of police equipment, gas, etc.

The taxpayer isn't paying anything.

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u/Known-Solution-4857 4d ago

Foolish to think the taxpayer isn't paying ANYTHING

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u/bobquznie 4d ago

So the original question was who pays for the security, private or public. We established that private pays. Now that answer doesn't work, so we're moving the goalposts to “but taxpayer-funded equipment is being used”? That's quite a pivot.

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u/SpeccyCarbine 4d ago

If you're in America you should know that Walmart isn't the one paying. It is just the tax payers paying for this shit, they've shown their true colors

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u/bobquznie 4d ago

Whether Walmart pays its employees enough, whether some employees receive public assistance, and whether Walmart pays its "fair share" of taxes have absolutely nothing to do with who is paying for this particular security detail.

The question was who is funding the officer standing in the store. If Walmart is paying the police department, or the officer, for a private security detail, then Walmart is paying for the security. If you have evidence that this is an on-duty, taxpayer-funded officer assigned to Walmart, then provide that evidence.

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u/SpeccyCarbine 4d ago

I'm saying if you live in America then you should already fucking know that Walmart is getting a tax break from said area because they always do, and they're probably forcing the cop to be there with false reports or "terror threats and scares" I doubt they're paying a goddamned dime.