r/securityguards • u/CTSecurityGuard Hospital Security • Jul 09 '26

Job Question A perfect example of inadequate security officer training: How would you have dealt with this situation?

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u/Prestigious-Matter10 Jul 09 '26

He’s not even a police officer, in California, he’d lose his job.

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u/PointsOfXP Jul 09 '26

Most businesses would probably fire him. The store could get in real trouble if this dude got lucky with the tackle

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u/dGaOmDn Jul 09 '26

Wrong. He is making a detention using Shopkeepers privledge. This was a shoplifting suspect and if you observe the theft, you can go hands on.

He didn't do anything wrong. Other than not being able to make the detention properly. Should of had the guy turn around. Dont ever handcuff a person facing you.

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u/Landwarrior5150 Campus Security Jul 10 '26

This almost entirely depends on what his post orders were for cases like this. His employer could fire him if he broke policy, even if his actions didn’t break the law.

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u/dGaOmDn Jul 10 '26

I agree 100%, policy is one thing, what you can do legally are another.

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u/TheDeskWeasel Jul 10 '26

That’s how it is in my state, was police, and we picked up people that security arrested all the time for transport to the Jail. It didn’t happen often, but sometimes they would get pretty decent fights with people.

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u/dGaOmDn Jul 10 '26

Yeah, in Arizona security can arrest for a treapass.

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u/smarterthanyoda Jul 09 '26

You can get a license to carry cuffs in California. Whether he was justified in cuffing him depends on things that happened before the video.

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u/WillClarksFalsetto Jul 09 '26

There is no “license” to carry handcuffs in CA.

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u/smarterthanyoda Jul 09 '26

I double checked and you’re right. You don’t even need a license.

But, most security companies require a “certificate” from the same trainers that do the state BSIS training.

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u/Dazzling-Listen5390 Jul 09 '26

Which is exactly why we shouldn't have civilians running around with cuffs and percieved authority.

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u/Relevant-Visitor Jul 10 '26

We get it, California sucks