What's the View Like From My New Place?

[Evo]

That's at work. But, I can't imagine them going after someone that can run up or down stairs or across the lawns, or even someone running down a sidewalk.

 

[berkeman]

I guess in fairness I should point out the two primary purposes/responsibilities of Security Guards (as opposed to sworn law enforcement officers)...

-1- Deterrence -- by your presence, you should be a deterrent to criminals contemplating the property that you are guarding

-2- Observation & Recording -- if a crime is committed in your presence, you should be a good observer, and note all details of the criminals that could lead to their apprehension

(Yes, I'm paraphrasing from memory, and yes, I have a security guard certification).

But as for #1, I'm not so sure it would be a good deterrent to have a guard on a 5mph Segway guarding something valuable if I'm a criminal in a hoodie, and I can run 10mph for a long ways. Then again, most criminals can't run 10mph for very far...

 

[Evo]

I don't think anyone fears these people.

All a criminal would have to do is cut across the lawn and they'd lose him. The Segways can't go across the lawn and through hedges.

Of course now that they've placed a plastic sticky in the window next to the door with a gun in a red circle with a line across it, we have no fear of anyone bringing a gun inside.

 

[hypatia]

As a deterrent, perhaps the bad guys would be laughing to hard to do any real harm.

 

[Borek]

You know, it can be one of these Disabilities/Discrimination things. For example in UK if you have dyslexia you can be a nurse even if it is obvious that sooner or later you may misread dose of crucial medicine that you have to give to a patient. Perhaps that's the same situation - just because you are overweight and slow you can't be stopped from being a security guard, as that will mean discrimination.

 

[Evo]

The guard behind the desk is an elderly handicapped gentleman that walks with a bad limp and appears to be in great pain. He wheezes and has trouble breathing. I'm always afraid he's going to keel over dead at his guard desk.