Poll of the Day > How many security guards have you met that had their lives together?

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My school security guard in high school liked hanging out with teenagers, and was creepy as hell looking back. I've seen where he lives, they didn't pay him much. The security guard at the shopping center near me is a drunk, he lost his old job after a DUI and had to find a job he could bike to. The guy at my work (which is an airport) is not very confident when giving instruction, I doubt he could handle a shooting situation (thankfully there are actual cops stationed there just in case.)

I'm not saying security guards are all losers, none of these people I mentioned are armed and probably aren't well vetted for that reason. There are people in security with real training, real experience, that could have been of better help in the shooting. But instead of calling the Florida security guard a coward, maybe we should look at which company the school chose to employ him, and why they chose it. I suspect this guy is a demonstration of "you get what you pay for." But that's just speculation.

The only security guard I can think of is aDirtyShisno, so the answer is zero.

Actually one of my best friends is a security guard at a nuclear plant and he does very well, so now the answer is one.
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Zero. Never met a security guard due to not living in a warzone
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My cousin was a security guard for a while, he had a decent place at the time, and my aunt is a security guard and she has a house and such

So 2 out of the 2 I met
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Lokarin posted...

Zero. Never met a security guard due to not living in a warzone

That's a leap.
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I think 3 or 4.

They were all pretty cool.
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DrunkCaveman posted...

instead of calling the Florida security guard a coward, maybe we should look at which company the school chose to employ him,

in this case he's a sheriff deputy so it's a lot different scenario
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So you're saying there's a chance for me to become a security guard?
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One, my moms husband

Hes a security guard though because hes a retired LAPD cop and has a pention as well
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I've never known a security guard on a personal level so I wouldn't know.
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thekingoftown posted...

So you're saying there's a chance for me to become a security guard?

Yes, though where you'll be and who you'll work for will probably be dictated by your skills and experience

I'm sure there are thousands of security guards with their lives together.
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they work very long hours and make shit wages
i mean like taking a class or two and then making several bucks more than other people
this country is really going to go down the shitter soon if the only way they can address income disparity is to fake growth with min wage hikes, instead we should be stifling capitalism and take back our land/healthcare

paulb lart mall cop

never met him, never watched the movies, but i did get the impression from the Blart Side of the Moon that he at least gets his life together
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