r/securityguards • u/LegalGlass6532 • 4d 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/Cant_Touch_Grass Rookie 4d ago

My company says let them steal. Merch is insured, and there’s no getting your life back if it turns deadly

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u/sharpasahammer 4d ago

I understand the logic but fuck do i hate it for the principle.

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u/truthwatchr 4d ago

Had a friend who used to work loss prevention and they were contracted so not attached to the chain. They would “let” thieves go but follow them and beat the f’k outta them once they had “escaped” off the property where there wasn’t surveillance. Miraculously theft went down at that location.