Quote Originally Posted by D Wilson
How come? I could see it if they were acting suspiciously on trying to enter the premises, but not actually with regard to an offence they commited not directly connected to the hotel.
They are supposed to stop crime if they see it even if off duty. Makes sense to me.

Quote Originally Posted by Goofball
My mind is boggling here. Are you saying that any American business or individual with enough $$ can hire a cop to do his bidding while the cop is still acting in his capacity and exercising his authority as a police officer?

That does not sound right.

I can understand hiring a cop to work security for you while he is off duty, but it seems, well, corrupt, for lack of a better word, to have a police officer trading on the authority granted to him by virtue of his uniform.
A cop on another forum was taking questions and he said this. Businesses like to hire police because they are trained and reliable, and cops like to make extra money. If you see standing around walmart that's what they are doing.