Kid with bb gun wanders around school

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Another bad link - sorry. Story is from KTXL (Fox 40); agency investigating is Butte County Sheriff is in CA. I'd skip Yahoo! and just Google it.

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Curious as to what others reactions are. Yahoo, as usual, sticks to the sensational and avoids the details. I'm assuming he might have been roaming during non-class hours, which would make him harder to detect.

I think he was testing the lax security, just to see if he could get away...

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Cost, liability insurance and optics are the three major concerns for upper management. Most hospital security that I've seen in WA have some type of defensive equipment, but if the officer is actually armed it is usually a local police officer in the ER or close by.

As we see a decrease...

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Seattle is the poster child of what not to do, although it does seem to be a west coast thing, from L.A. to Vancouver, BC. We are way too nice - we don't bother them, we give them hand outs, welfare, food stamps, free clothes - everything except an incentive to rejoin society and follow the rules....

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First link gets you a 404 error code (not sure why; sorry about that). Try this or just Google it:

https://www.wired.com/story/visitor-...lnerabilities/

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https://techxplore.com/news/2019-03-...es-visitor.htm

More information at various news outlets; I heard it on the afternoon business report on the radio. Apparently the most flawed are VMS kiosks that are set up in various high traffic areas in lieu of a guard...

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On the plus side, I'm glad everyone now knows that rich kids can have their parents buy them a slot to the university of their choice, if some people didn't know that already. (On a side note, I'm very proud of the fact that I knew who none of these actresses and their brats were, and had to look...

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https://www.city-journal.org/washing...homeless-camps

And notice we use the sad term "homelessness," instead of "legalizing drug addicted petty crooks with no permanent residence."

Well, security jobs will be on the rise, that's for sure. What this...

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Well, this answers the question about snipers on the other thread.

In all seriousness, it's not a bad gig for recent vets with no obligations (wife, kids or elderly parents). You're making more than you did in the armed forces, and depending on the contract the money is sometimes tax free...

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I really wish there was some kind of "Common Law for Security" -type class at either the local LE training center or a private co. While we run into similar situations as police, because we are private citizens working for private property owners, what we need to know differs. (For example,...

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I put little faith in "official" crime statistics. Seattle has been lying about crime for four years now; only recently have they reluctantly admitted that property crimes are through the roof.

A study done in Seattle found that young people generally don't report crime (either...

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https://apnews.com/c5e1d8f79e86460fbfbd4d36ae348156

Since neither Iran or Microsoft are commenting at this time, not much information in the general media. Anything to do with our infrastructure, public or private, needs to be held to a higher standard when it comes to both physical and...

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My in house training has been better than what I received from contract companies. I was kind of surprised at how little it is covered in our state's training, given that most Washington state guards are of the O&R type. A lot of it is self training - I practice looking at cars / people quickly,...

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On the other hand, if Tin Foil Hat, the Troll and the Tough Guy drive enough traffic away from the site, perhaps the owner will pay closer attention. At this point I wish Security Info Watch would just shut this down.

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Reminds me of an incident in Seattle at the transit tunnel. Fist fight broke out, and one of the guards is clearly calling 911. The other two just stood and watched, and they got heavy criticism. Even if you just shout verbal commands ("Stop right now!"), you are doing something.
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Amateurchef - You and my co-worker are in agreement. I still think it depends on the site. If the primary role is protection from criminals, armed or otherwise, than a standard O&R guard is not worth the money.

But if the site has a tier system (responder levels) or is low risk,...

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It is either a time issue or a union issue. Time, as in they don't want to slow down the operation, even though the time it takes to sign out a guy is pretty much the same as looking into an empty container.

If even some of the TPCs are union drivers, that may be the real issue. I worked...

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Had an interesting discussion with a co-worker. I'll boil it down to the basic points. My co-worker feels that clients make security appear to be first responders, and often times we are the first to see or deal with a situation. To not arm and train security officers so they can respond to any emergency,...

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Jim and Console have valid points. I think where the legitimate conflict comes in is when each doesn't understand the other's job. I get frustrated when we have incidents where we have a victim, a suspect and evidence, and nothing happens (i.e. no arrest or citation). (What do I need to do, put a ribbon...

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That's the issue - should the business put in physical security measures or hire a guard(s) due to a risk they should be aware of? In this case, I'll be curious to see the defense. Yes, abortion clinics are controversial and attract trouble, even if it is just protesters. It will hinge on if the clinic...