I feel really bad for that guard and I hope he sues his former employer.
I worked as a security guard in school. It was a much better paying late night job than stocking shelves.
I was under specific instructions not to leave my post, which was inside the building. If something happened outside it was not of my business, except for the parking lot. Company insurance wouldn’t cover me if I dealt with anything off property.
I was also supposed to avoid “being a hero.” Most private security is about maintaining a presence. Most people won’t shoplift if they are being watched. If someone came in, gave me the finger, grabbed merchandise and walked out i was not to stop him, just call the cops and be a good witness.
I suspect that this guard was under the same orders and saw an assault on a public sidewalk and knew that if he left his post to stop it he’d probably be fired.
Moreover, assuming he didn’t have a weapon what was he supposed to do besides risk getting his own ass kicked.
But his employer threw him under the bus because of a social media backlash.
Yes. I believe he had a moral obligation to do something, but it’s very hard to do something when doing something will risk your livelihood in a down economy.
If you want this to stop arm the security guards and empower them to actually protect the innocent within eyesight.
What stops a savage like that is the fear that if he does violence onto others, violence will be done unto him.
When savages are confident violence won’t be reciprocated, they are emboldened to attack. Hence why they target the elderly.
An impotent security guard isn’t a threat to them so they don’t fear them.
You want to stop this shit?
Let a property manager make it known that “our doormen are armed and if you commit a violent crime on our property they will use all the force necessary to stop you.”
Laws also need to be changed to protect those who protect the innocent, including good Samaritans.
People should be confident to confront violent and evil savagery, not be afraid of getting involved because they are overpowered and the law is against them.
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