Security guards, guard the Police!

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 10-23-2006, 00:12

Originally Posted by mercian billman

In all honesty it's not a bad idea, alot of US military bases are guarded by private security firms. Even if it's more expensive it's still not a bad idea considering that it takes longer to train a police officer than a security guard and it allows police to focus on their jobs.

We have a similar system in UK bases. In fact the camps themselves are now owned by a third party. This sort of thing should be in-house, always. If the Police need private security to guard the station it means that either:

They aren't able to protect themselves, because there aren't enough of them,

They can't be bothered,

Criminals would dare attack a Police station because the Police are useless and broken backed.

In fact all the above are true.

Which is exactly why they should guard their own stations.

**CrossLOPER** · 10-23-2006, 00:23

Organizations can't be trusted to guard themselves.

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 10-23-2006, 00:58

Originally Posted by CrossLOPER

Organizations can't be trusted to guard themselves.

Organizations can't be trusted...period.

Anarchy NOW! Let's get organized.

**rory_20_uk** · 10-23-2006, 01:26

It does rather admage their credantials: "we here to look after your house and family... but we can't even protect ourselves where there is the highest concentration of us"

**mercian billman** · 10-23-2006, 05:07

It may seem like that, but just because it appears that way doesn't make it so. Somebody has to guard the police station and normally an ordinary policeman would be required to do so, but if it's possible to hire a security guard and put that policeman out on the streets it allows the department to make better use of it's assets and makes it more efficient.

The only way this is not benificial is that it presents a bad image, but it's only bad if you don't know whats going on, it may also be more expensive but if a department can afford to do it, I don't see why they shouldn't.

**Fragony** · 10-23-2006, 10:04

I think it's a great idea, more time for the police to do important things.

**Husar** · 10-23-2006, 11:56

Why do they not just hire additional policemen?
They have to pay some guy's monthly payment anyway, if they hire another company, they pay for the guy and the company, if they train a new guy, they pay only the guy and they can ensure he is up to the task.
Also here I have never seen any "guards" around police stations, the one guy at the entrance and a few colleagues talking to him or being in their bureaus seem to be more than enough.
They could also turn their police station into a bunker with machine guns and anti tank guns to keep the evil robbers out if they're so afraid.