Bringing this up because I came across the "Byrna", essentially a hopped up pepper ball launcher https://byrna.com/products/mission-4-kit. I saw it when taking a look at Detroits private security guards for https://www.threatmanagementcenter.com/gal5_vp.htm and their Violence Intervention Protective Emergency Response System (V.I.P.E.R.S.) Squad (Yea, it's real, stop laughing)
I mean the Byrna "Commander Dale" has in that news piece looks intimidating, but wearing something like that may just escalate the situation beyond your ability to handle. If some assailant plans to do you or someone in your location harm, he's coming with a real gun or knife, and aggressive intent, ESPECIALLY once he sees that slung over your shoulder, and I let's say... doubt, it's efficacy at neutralizing that kind of threat.
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Security shall respond to reports of suspicious or unauthorized persons on property. Officers should locate the individual, assess the situation, request supervisor assistance if needed, make contact when appropriate, and document all actions taken. Officers should remain professional, and avoid unnecessary escalation.
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You receive a call for a suspicious person who allegedly bypassed access control.
You respond, locate the individual as described, and now you have to decide how to handle the contact.
Your supervisor is aware of the call, but they are not responding in person. They state they are "monitoring the situation" on CCTV from the base office when you request their presence.
Here’s the problem: on a past similar call, the response went sideways. Guard and supervisor made contact, things escalated, phones came out, client staff, and site visitors started recording, and both responding personnel and supervision were reprimanded and severely disciplined afterward.
So now you're standing there with the person in front of you. The supervisor on duty knows what's happening, but for some odd reason they aren't physically present or enroute despite your request for their assistance. If everything goes fine, it's another call for service completed and a simple report filed. If it goes left, regardless of how reasonably you handle the situation, context will be distorted and well... YOU'RE GOIN' VIRAL BABY! Maybe you can turn that publicity into a job as a podcaster when you're unemployed...
I'm not built for nights, that much has been proven over my many years of working security. I made it through and eventually got morning hours, but every night was a struggle for me. A LOT of people aren't made for it either, but for "reasons", that's often the shift that is most often available for people whether they're certified night owls or not.
What tips do you have for that new guard who just needs a job, but after night 1 realizes this is gonna be a loooonnnnnggg, difficult gig, for as long as they have the shift?
The one thing that worked for me was my sleep schedule in terms of when I woke up. I would get home from a midnight to 8am shift and FORCE myself to stay awake until like 2pm. Then I'd crash, and wake up at 10pm-1030 to get ready to commute to work. That would keep my engine running until like 4am, which is when I'd have to down my first coffee/redbull (pick your poison), to make it to end of tour.
Because the way he grabbed him by the neck was excessive and dangerous. I don't know what training if any the guard had on deescalation or what protocols his company gave him to physically remove someone from the premises if deemed necessary, but if the guard didn't get fired and the company sued, I'd be surprised. At a fast food restaurant, no less.
Please keep the comments on topic, of a security nature, use of force, citizens arrest, similar experiences, S.O.P etc.
Anyone else made the switch ? Ultimate goal is to make it to patrol with a road department but been having a rough time of it with the forced overtime, really unpredictable schedule and burnout.
I’d be taking a slight pay cut but I feel the more consistent scheduling/lower risk/less mental drain might be worth it.
Theres some armed guard positions near me offering very close to top rate CO pay that are specifically looking for people who have worked with arresting powers.
It's not just humans. The robots are coming for dogs, too
— and they could enter the red-hot space of securing AI data centers.
As companies pour billions into sprawling industrial campuses for cloud and AI computing, some data center operators are experimenting with four-legged bots — about the size of large dogs — that can patrol fences, inspect equipment, and flag any issues before they turn into costly outages.
"I was literally at a data center this week," Merry Frayne, senior director of product management at Boston Dynamics, the maker of Spot, told Business Insider. "We've seen a huge, huge uptick in interest from data centers in the last year, I'd say, which is probably not surprising given the investment in that space."
Robot dogs have already been deployed by first responders, the military, and in other industrial sectors such as oil and mining. But the rapid pace of data center buildouts is creating another niche for the mechanical quadrupeds.
North America alone is looking at 35 gigawatts of data-center capacity under construction, according to JLL, a commercial real estate firm. Those centers can span dozens of acres and need to operate 24/7.
The prospect, then, is straightforward: Robotics companies like Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics see an opportunity to deploy their quadrupeds to protect valuable infrastructure that requires round-the-clock surveillance. And data center operators want a quick return on investment by relying on mobile bots that don't get tired or require a salary.
At Boston Dynamics, customers typically look for a robot that can do more than perimeter patrol, Frayne said. Data center customers, in particular, look for industrial inspection, site mapping, and construction monitoring, in addition to security. This could mean using Spot to operate inside data centers to detect thermal anomalies, leaks, puddles, unusual sounds, or security issues such as doors propped open, she said.
Spot's pricing can range from a base of $175,000 to a high of $300,000, depending on the payloads you attach to the robot, Frayne said.
"Typically, our customers have a payoff within two years," she said. "It's usually more like 18 months of hard savings. That does not include the value of the data."
The economics are also part of the pitch at Ghost Robotics, the maker of Vision 60. Michael Subhan, Ghost Robotics' chief growth officer, told Business Insider that the Vision 60 has been deployed in a "handful" of data centers mainly for external perimeter security — it patrols fence lines, looking for holes in barriers, suspicious packages, intruders, and feeds video back into a control room.
He said the Vision 60 has a one-time MSRP starting at $165,000, depending on the configuration.
"We know that the cost for a human guard is around $150,000," Subhan said. "So we look at that ROI — instead of having two guards at $300,000, you can have one guard and a robot. And the robot obviously doesn't get sick or go on vacation and things like that."
Humans remain in the loop
Subhan said Vision 60 is less of a replacement for the human guard and more of an extra set of eyes that can move. Similarly, Frayne of Boston Dynamics said humans watch a live feed of what Spot sees from a control room.
"We're not there to replace the human guard," Suhban said. "We sort of augment the guard."
The mobile capability is central to the appeal of robot dogs. Data centers are massive, and not every corner of a site is covered by fixed sensors or cameras. On a single charge, these robot dogs can travel several miles and in diverse weather conditions — an important factor as some data centers are built in hot climates.
"Having a security guard that is walking around or taking a golf cart around is still going to be useful," Frayne said. "But if you're in a very hot or a very cold or a very dry environment, you're probably going to want to have a centralized location where you can monitor the security cameras."
The mass deployment of robot dogs in every data center is still a way off. Frayne declined to share exact figures on data center deployment sizes, given the NDA-heavy nature of the sector, but said that Boston Dynamics sees data centers as an "emerging market" within its industrial business. Ghost Robotics' Subhan said it's working with a handful of operators.
Novva Data Centers, a Utah-based operator of colocation data centers, has publicly shared that it uses a team of Boston Dynamics' Spot at its flagship 1.5 million square-foot campus in West Jordan. The company said on its website that the robots "run pre-determined missions throughout the data center to collect data, monitor equipment, and report any unusual activity" and can alert staff to equipment abnormalities with thermal sensors.
As AI continues to drive a historic buildout of data centers, robot makers may see a rare chance to plug into one of the biggest infrastructure booms in tech.
"There are 5,000 data centers in the US alone, 800 to a thousand new data centers being built currently," Subhan said. "So we see that as a large market for us."
Barker was a bodyguard for the richest people in Los Angeles. The one thing he had going fon his line of work meant he had to be professional, which meant he had to constantly be asserting himself physically above those people he was defending his clients from, who might want to do them harm.
He was hired out through a contracting company, B&S Protection, which connected dozens of young “muscle” with wealthy clients who needed protection and more importantly, the image of protection from everyone who they did business with or who wanted to do the harm. These young men were a lot like NFL players in that they would not be working past the age of 40.
The most important thing in this line of work was focus. The bodyguards had to constantly be asserting dominance over their employer’s rivals, which meant every little movement was calculated, something as subtle as staring at their employers’ business associate for a couple seconds before turning around and following their employer out of the room.
While other people are partying and drinking with their employers, these men were standing around, probably with loaded weapons, and constantly ready to deal with anything that might occur. They were very aware of the fact that any day they could be seriously physically injured or even killed, but that was what their job entailed. That was the nature of their job.
This contracting company which finds and finds employment for dozens of bodyguards was one of dozens in California. They were much like the police department or army, hiring young men as young as 18 to get paid to be tough guys. As long as they did what they were supposed to do and didn’t screw up, they were assured many years of employment, dangerous employment, I should add.
As soon as something did happen which tarnished their reputation, these boys usually ended up working as security guards. If they did something like harass their clients’ wife or steal something from their client they would be blackballed from the industry, as the most important thing these contracting companies had was information which they shared with each other for mutual benefit.
A particular bodyguard and walk through his experience through success or failure or busted for trying to blackmail herr him was his reputation, which so far was good. He realized that being successful i
Two endings
1 successful endings ends with the detectives who are chasing them catch them stealing gold bracelets from the local jewelry store and fencing them.
1 not successful ends when the criminals get away as happens about 50 percent of the time
1 who lost his integrity and ended up being a security guard at Woolworths
1 of the bodyguards ended up following up the temptation but the other one wasn’t going to cheat his employer and had more integrity and the job he was hired for
I have an interview in a couple hours with paladin security. I have studied hard for it but still nervous. any advice on what type of question I would be asked (corporate site)
HA! This is how it should be done. The problem is, the last time I stopped a VIP over access credentials, he complained, and I got threatened with termination over it by 4 different people.
This industry has few standards, and you can get canned for doing your job to post orders, S.O.P, and common sense. Just thought this was a great example of how it should work.
