That Guy

[Trunk Monkey]

In Colorado Springs a security badge is strictly there for identification purposes, unless you work for the school district, you have no law enforcement authority period. Also your badge, if any must state “private security” very clearly.

That said, a while back I was in a Baskin Robbins w/ DW and I noticed some idiot wearing street clothes and a belt badge holder w/ a badge on it that said “Licensed Security Officer” it seems to me that he may have been open carrying (Not something I would have taken much note of being legal here) but I just couldn’t believe this yo-yo was dumb enough to be seen in public w/ that badge.

I couldn’t help myself I was ROFLMAO and the guy knew what I was laughing at , the more I laughed the redder and madder he got till he finally just walked out of the store.

Anyone else ran into “that Guy”?

Anyone work w/ a guy like that? how do you deal w/ him?

[ShutDown24]

I work with an officer who wears his badge around town just as you've described, on his belt in a badge holder. It's ridiculous. I often carry my badge with my wallet, never know when it could be useful in an extreme emergency but to flaunt the thing around is silly.

[PolarDeer]

Not certain if this is on the same level of "That guy"-ness, but heard many of cases where security officers have tried to use their license cards in order to get into bars without paying the entrance fee or queuing up. I carry my licenses around in my wallet too, but never openly and just because you're legally required to have those with you even when working in uniform so forgetting my licenses home won't happen.

At a hotel site which only had security on weekend evenings (because of the obvious problem of drunk patrons as well as drunk people moving about in the downtown, essentially working as a doorman just with regular security powers) I once had a heavily drunk younger chap requesting entrance in the middle of the night with some woman he'd picked up from the bar, and he was trying to convince me with a security license card and a rival company's employee ID. Would've reported him to his company but didn't have time to get his name.

Also, it's damn near guaranteed that whenever working on a weekend evening and night some drunk guy fresh off the temporary security guard course will show up to give you "advice" whatever you're trying to do.

[HotelSecurity]

I work with an officer who wears his badge around town just as you've described, on his belt in a badge holder. It's ridiculous. I often carry my badge with my wallet, never know when it could be useful in an extreme emergency but to flaunt the thing around is silly.

What can you do with an identification badge that has no legal authority in "an extreme emergency" that yu could not do without the badge? Sounds a little bit like "that guy".

That being said I always have mine with me because being only 1 of 2 supervisors for 3 hotels & with none of the hotels having day time security anymore, I can be called in for an emergency at any time. We work plain clothed so having the badge on a chain I can put it on & go directly to one of the hotels no matter where I am.

[Security_K9_Guy]

I used to work with a guy that had his badge with him all the time "just in case" when asked "in case of what?" he would always reply with "Uh you know"

[Condo Guard]

I knew "That Guy." He had a belt badge, a wallet badge and a briefcase badge. (I kid you not.) There's been enough wannabe stories here and elsewhere on the web I'll skip the anecdotes, except for the time he busted a shoplifter - at a store our co. did not do LP at. I guess it turned out OK, but all I gotta say is its a good thing the kid's daddy wasn't a lawyer...

[Echos13]

IMHO I don't see any reason to carry a guard badge with you anywhere except to work on your uniform, belt or what ever. Even my licenses and ID card are in their own wallet like holder that I keep in my uniform pocket when working. The stuff stays home in the drawer till it's time to go to work. I am on call, but still the stuff stays home. They need me I go home and get my stuff and go to work. People who have their badge, etc with them might have to under certain circumstances by company policy. But in most regards, it's a job. Job stays at the job and in the drawer when I'm off. Nothing more, nothing less. The "guy" syndrome will always be a problem, but at least I know I'm not one of those "guys".

[Trunk Monkey]

IMHO I don't see any reason to carry a guard badge with you anywhere except to work on your uniform, belt or what ever. Even my licenses and ID card are in their own wallet like holder that I keep in my uniform pocket when working. The stuff stays home in the drawer till it's time to go to work. I am on call, but still the stuff stays home. They need me I go home and get my stuff and go to work. People who have their badge, etc with them might have to under certain circumstances by company policy. But in most regards, it's a job. Job stays at the job and in the drawer when I'm off. Nothing more, nothing less. The "guy" syndrome will always be a problem, but at least I know I'm not one of those "guys".

Client policy requires that I display my MGL on my uniform If I’m caught at work w/out it it’s a500$ fine so when I get home form work I just transfer my MGL to tomorrow’s uniform and leave it there

[HotelSecurity]

IMHO I don't see any reason to carry a guard badge with you anywhere except to work on your uniform, belt or what ever. Even my licenses and ID card are in their own wallet like holder that I keep in my uniform pocket when working. The stuff stays home in the drawer till it's time to go to work. I am on call, but still the stuff stays home. They need me I go home and get my stuff and go to work. People who have their badge, etc with them might have to under certain circumstances by company policy. But in most regards, it's a job. Job stays at the job and in the drawer when I'm off. Nothing more, nothing less. The "guy" syndrome will always be a problem, but at least I know I'm not one of those "guys".

Doesn't having to go home to get it delay your response?

[Nauticus]

I never understood why a person would wear a visible badge when in plainclothes dress.