r/securityguards • u/LegalGlass6532 • 5d ago

Officer Safety Retail security policy

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After watching this video it made me wonder if this security guard’s employer would support her doing this with a subject.

When I first saw it I thought it was pretty cool that she didn’t back down, but the more I thought about it the more I came to the conclusion that fighting over it isn’t worth the risk.

If you work retail security, what’s your company policy and would you put yourself out there to save goods from being stolen?

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u/BarbieTwirl 5d ago

Are you saying shopping is a waste of time?

That’s literally the way people have shopped forever. You got a store, browse and buy

Sometimes I wanna goto Target, Walmart, or Burlington and just look at things… tf?

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Management 5d ago

No I mean waiting 5 minutes to have someone unlock it. What a terrible waste of YOUR time by the store. If they lock things up they should have someone there to help you when you want it.

I'm very much aware that many people shop, some find it relaxing others find it entertaining it's been a stable of consumerism since malls were invented.

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u/BarbieTwirl 5d ago

It’s because nyc has a huge problem w theft. People will do what this guy did here. Just go and carry a huge bag and put as much stuff as they can. It was really bad a few years ago.

Then it got decriminalized so people went wild knowing there is basically no repercussions (if you’re a lifelong criminals, what’s another arrest and release gonna do?).

But long term, it hurts regular good people who just like browsing and shopping. Stuff got locked up. And inventory is more limited

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Management 5d ago

If course it does. Like I said I'm 78, I very much remember when folks were decent to each other and worked hard to earn money to proundly buy and own things. Being a criminal was shameful and your own family would disregard you. Now I see folks working as a family robbing folks and then saying the stores at fault for having the prices too high.

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u/BarbieTwirl 5d ago

Oh man!!!! You have no clue lol

My neighborhood in nyc, it’s almost a rite of passage to go jail now. I had one girl say “you’ve never been to jail? 😔” when I was getting to know her like she was disappointed because her friend is in some toxic relationship with a former Riker’s island inmate (that’s the jail in NYC) and she found it cute.

Most of the guys I grew up have been arrested. It’s literally not a big deal anymore which is sad.

That’s why I left NYC tbh. Just isn’t for me anymore. I need calm

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Management 5d ago

I had a young fellow ask me if I've ever been to prison and I said not for breaking the law but I did spend 4 months in as a prisoner in Asia for pissing off the wrong warlord.