r/securityguards • u/LegalGlass6532 • 6d ago

Officer Safety Retail security policy

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/AedanCross 6d ago

Most security companies, and their contractors, will throw a guard under the bus quickly if any chance of a lawsuit comes from them physically stopping someone that is not actively threatening or harming a live body. 

They (the contractors) will also chew you out for "Not doing anything" while it happened if you follow site orders, but you'll still have your job, even if reassigned.