Wednesday, January 20th, the trial began for a former security guard at the VCU Medical Ambulatory Pharmacy in connection with the death of 64-year-old Phillip Whitaker. The incident in question occurred August of 2015, when Whitaker went to the pharmacy
There are no national standards for applying to become an armed security guard. There are also lax regulations on firearm training as well as background checks. Although it is lawful to only meet state requirements — is it worth it?
Minimize Security Company Insurance Costs & Liability Running any sort of business comes with a degree of risk. Yet the amount of risk for running a security guard firm can be significantly greater than, say, running a coffee shop. This
At the time of this writing, there have been 52 US school shootings in 2015. 30 people have been killed, 53 others have been injured. The most recent and bloodiest of the year was at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg,
On September 3rd, a shopper at a Whole Foods grocery store was violently assaulted by an armed security guard. The incident occurred at 9:45pm, ending with the victim in a pool of blood on the concrete outside of the store.
In today’s America, it is no longer uncommon to wake up to news of an aggravated attack, shooting, or terrorist event. Both Lafayette, LA and Nashville, TN have been recent hosts to theater shootings. On top of that, who can
Municipal Transportation Agency, or Muni, in San Francisco comes equipped with Muni workers as well as armed security guards. San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim argues that the days the transport system requires security guards to carry guns have come to
This past spring a suspect accused in at least a dozen bank robberies named Wossen Assaye sparked a massive manhunt after escaping from Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Assaye was allegedly able to take the security guard’s gun
Taking on the responsibility to guard other people is both honorable and risky. Situations can be evaluated in favor of either the protector, the protected, or even an attacker themselves. These circumstances can become especially tricky when children are involved,
Security professionals, like any professional, exist under a stereotype of expected personality, background, and skill sets. Security guards in particular can be perceived as a group coming from military or law enforcement backgrounds, which can make sense given the physical
