Posted on 06/11/2022 2:51:48 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Recent violent crimes and staffing shortages are prompting demand for private security officers.
Johnathan Long is chief of operations at Home State Security, located in the Tri-State. He says it’s not just the latest shootings in Buffalo and Texas that are driving demand for businesses like is, it’s also lack of police officers.
“Because of the increase in that, and in the criminal activity, we have seen an increase in business,” Long said.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has allocated $70 million to help with first responder and officer recruitment and retention. While those efforts are underway, Long says companies like his are filling the void.
“There’s just not enough police officers here, and that’s when we can come in and assist them,” he said.
Nationally, $49.9 billion is spent with private security companies, reflecting an increase of 3 percent since 2017, according to a report from research giant IBISWorld.com.
The team members at Home State Security, many with a law-enforcement or military background, work in a variety of settings, responding to a variety of issues, to deescalate them before they get out of control.
While they aren’t law enforcement, they can help in catching would-be criminals by keeping records and documents about incidents to which they respond.
The company says it can’t arrest but can detain and take reports that can later be used in evidence.
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Will there be a corresponding reduction in taxes to make up for the loss in expected public services? No! Of course not! That’s not how The Social Contract works!
“Drives Demand for Private Security” — then, a bit later in the article, “$49.9 billion is spent on private security, an increase of 3% since 2017.”
Yep, 3% growth in five years. Demand is BOOMING!
Unfortunately they’ll never be a shortage of federal police. Defunding federal police does make sense.
Gun violence, police shortage drives demand for private security
Recent violent crimes and staffing shortages are prompting demand for private security officers.
Get Trained, Get Armed, Practice, and get more training.
Whoever would have thought that defunding the cops would lead to more crime?
Whoever would have thought that defunding the cops would lead to more crime?
Will private security be subject to new gun control laws? Probably not.
Then maybe some entrepreneurs could start security companies and hire any garden variety gun owner as an employee.
Then have the newly minted security guard protect his own home, for a small fee.
But then the company is liable for any missteps of the “employee” while having no control.
private security officers = fat mall cops
government security officers = fat mall cops with 50 IQs
The following is a hoot. The man shouted, “I am the gun!”
PROTEST FEAR Panic at March for Our Lives rally in Washington DC as man shouting about guns tries to storm stage during silence
The Sun
Karina Mitchell
Jun 11 2022
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5542068/march-for-our-lives-protester-washington-dc/
It seems to me that anyone who supports “gun control” shouldn’t be allowed to hire armed security. This is particularly true for politicians. There should be no armed security for any politician who supports Second Amendment restrictions.
So small businesses have to pay exorbitant taxes, are being crippled by inflation, and then STILL have to fund private police because IDIOT POLITICIANS gutted their polilce forces. Small businesses should be able to directly deduct the cost from their taxes.
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