So, at the gated community I was reassigned to, I monitor traffic in and out of the gate in addition to the usual patrolling. Ok, simple enough. The thing that strikes me funny is the order, "Do not allow anyone to exit gate on foot." That's exactly how it's worded. No explanation to be had from anyone.
Tonight, one of the residents approached me in the gate house asking me to let him out so, I informed him that my post orders won't allow me to do that. Understandably shocked, he told me, in cliche fashion, "the other guard lets me do it". He then stated that he could simply hop the gate (I suppose he could...wonder how my orders would deal with that). Anyway, I asked if he had a car and he stated yes, but he had been drinking and didn't want to drive so he was waiting for a cab he'd called, but wished to wait outside the gate so it wouldn't need to come in or him have to give out his personal gate code. We chatted a bit more and, not surprisingly, claimed he was a lawyer (I've noticed over time, drunks always call themselves lawyers, yet lawyers call themselves attorneys) and that he'd talk to the HOA board about the policy of exiting on foot and that what I was doing could be construed as "false imprisonment/unlawful detainment".
Whether or not he was an attorney, IMO, he did have a valid point. It could be seen as unlawful detainment. I then wondered, what about residents just wanting to go for a morning jog, etc? Apparently, there is a keypad on the back of the gate house where residents can punch in their codes to get out (not working right now), but then again, there's also my post order....
Well, any thoughts?
Tonight, one of the residents approached me in the gate house asking me to let him out so, I informed him that my post orders won't allow me to do that. Understandably shocked, he told me, in cliche fashion, "the other guard lets me do it". He then stated that he could simply hop the gate (I suppose he could...wonder how my orders would deal with that). Anyway, I asked if he had a car and he stated yes, but he had been drinking and didn't want to drive so he was waiting for a cab he'd called, but wished to wait outside the gate so it wouldn't need to come in or him have to give out his personal gate code. We chatted a bit more and, not surprisingly, claimed he was a lawyer (I've noticed over time, drunks always call themselves lawyers, yet lawyers call themselves attorneys) and that he'd talk to the HOA board about the policy of exiting on foot and that what I was doing could be construed as "false imprisonment/unlawful detainment".
Whether or not he was an attorney, IMO, he did have a valid point. It could be seen as unlawful detainment. I then wondered, what about residents just wanting to go for a morning jog, etc? Apparently, there is a keypad on the back of the gate house where residents can punch in their codes to get out (not working right now), but then again, there's also my post order....
Well, any thoughts?
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