MikeNice81
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Well, I've been running my own business for a while. Unfortunately things have slowed to below a crawl. I decided it was time to pick up a part time job for the holidays. Well, my wife decided I should start looking for something part time. I did and I got hired, almost.
I applied to be a security guard with a small "security firm." They aren't of the Black Water type. It is a place that contracts out guards to banks and other businesses. Any way they called me up and I went in for the final interview and the "Captain" said, "the job is yours if you want it." I asked im where I would be posted.
He wanted me to guard a parking lot in a neighborhood that is notorius for drugs, prostitution, and violence. Mostly fist fights and stabbings, but occasionally there is a shooting. I asked if I would be provided with a weapon, pepper spray, or a bullet resistant vest. The answer was no.
I asked if I could carry my own firearm since I have a CCH permit. The answer was no. I asked what defensive measures he expected me to use. His answer was idiotic. "If they start shooting just get in the car and keep your head down."
"You do know that a 9mm bullet from a handgun will penetrate a car door right?"
"You don't have to worry about that. A 9mm loses too much energy to hurt you after going through a door. It's like getting shot by a BB gun."
"What if one of the neighborhood gangs decides they want to rob the guy in the shiny coat. How am I supposed to defend myself?"
"Give them what they want, after they leave call it in to the police."
I told him thank you, but no thank you.
How can a person, in charge of a security job, believe such nonsense? You would think that somebody who makes their living in security would have some idea of how the real world works. Is the disinformation and ignorance about guns and crime that rampant?
Now, I have to figure out how to tell my wife I turned down a job making $11.25 an hour. (Around here that is great for part time.)
I applied to be a security guard with a small "security firm." They aren't of the Black Water type. It is a place that contracts out guards to banks and other businesses. Any way they called me up and I went in for the final interview and the "Captain" said, "the job is yours if you want it." I asked im where I would be posted.
He wanted me to guard a parking lot in a neighborhood that is notorius for drugs, prostitution, and violence. Mostly fist fights and stabbings, but occasionally there is a shooting. I asked if I would be provided with a weapon, pepper spray, or a bullet resistant vest. The answer was no.
I asked if I could carry my own firearm since I have a CCH permit. The answer was no. I asked what defensive measures he expected me to use. His answer was idiotic. "If they start shooting just get in the car and keep your head down."
"You do know that a 9mm bullet from a handgun will penetrate a car door right?"
"You don't have to worry about that. A 9mm loses too much energy to hurt you after going through a door. It's like getting shot by a BB gun."
"What if one of the neighborhood gangs decides they want to rob the guy in the shiny coat. How am I supposed to defend myself?"
"Give them what they want, after they leave call it in to the police."
I told him thank you, but no thank you.
How can a person, in charge of a security job, believe such nonsense? You would think that somebody who makes their living in security would have some idea of how the real world works. Is the disinformation and ignorance about guns and crime that rampant?
Now, I have to figure out how to tell my wife I turned down a job making $11.25 an hour. (Around here that is great for part time.)
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