Pulse Security?

P_1 · 10-09-2008 6:03pm #1

Anybody know what the story is with the lads going around campus in the high vis security jackets? Saw about 4 of them outside the library today.

ChocolateSauce · 10-09-2008 6:25pm

There're 22,000 students at UCD, the size of a large town. Any town that size would have several police patrolling, we have a private security firm.

P_1 · 10-09-2008 6:28pm

Yeah but I thought that was Services job? Must have subconed it this year.
Wonder how much that cost seeing as funding for courses is being cut down this year?

Flume · 10-09-2008 7:39pm

Thats a bit ridiculous if its true. Plenty of jobs after being cut in places thats needed, i.e offices etc.

Red Alert · 10-09-2008 7:42pm

They tend to bring in extra security at the start and end of term - normally when the weather's fine there'd be a lot more out of control drinking on campus. I did see four bouncers on the student bar at 7pm this evening.

P_1 · 10-09-2008 7:53pm

Thats what I was thinking alright, just strange to see them outside the library though

ucd13 · 10-09-2008 8:16pm

security has always been outsourced it used to be to ISS but the contract changed to Pulse on Monday.

delta_bravo · 10-09-2008 8:26pm

In about 2 weeks you will see a lot less of them around as things calm down. Although i have no problem with their highly visible presence. Its good to see a bit of security around the place

Mardy Bum · 13-09-2008 7:45pm

Pulse Security replaced the security which had been on Campus on the Wednesday thursday and friday.Apparently the other security were to laxadazy.From my experience with pulse all I can say is that they are a shower of c**ts.

Tayto2000 · 13-09-2008 8:19pm

Harsh. What happened for you to take that view? I haven't seen much difference between them and the guys who were doing security before now, except maybe the jackets...

scop · 13-09-2008 8:48pm

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

There're 22,000 students at UCD, the size of a large town. Any town that size would have several police patrolling, we have a private security firm.

When I came to UCD security was rare, and no bouncers manned the bar. This is a new innovation, and one I dislike intensely. Drinking in a bar with four security men at every corner outside the Forum bar is plain retarded. Maybe people these days feel the need to have hired muscle to feel safe drinking, but I for one think they provoke more nonsense than avert.

Zounds · 13-09-2008 9:00pm

My impression is that Pulse security are here for Freshers' Week. Mainly the tent itself.

Goodluck2me · 13-09-2008 9:17pm

yeah it's always upped around freshers week, it will be relaxed as the weeks go by.

Red Alert · 13-09-2008 9:21pm

Given that someone got stabbed in Roebuck last year it's hardly surprising that the bouncers are necessary. I feel a lot safer with them, and in six year's I've had little hassle from them at all.

scop · 14-09-2008 12:15pm

Red Alert wrote: »

Given that someone got stabbed in Roebuck last year it's hardly surprising that the bouncers are necessary. I feel a lot safer with them, and in six year's I've had little hassle from them at all.

I dunno. I don't mean to suggest they are dodgy or any bother, but sometimes it seems like overkill to me. It's a little nanny-statish is for me, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. And sure somebody got stabbed, but what difference did it make to have these guys here? Did they ring the police faster after arriving 10 minutes later from one of their strolls about the place? Bikes still go missing at an alarming rate, the mad drunks still drink, and so on. What happened to good ol' social responsibility?

mloc · 14-09-2008 1:33pm

Two years back I saw a bunch of lads putting bikes from the engineering bike racks casually and without too much haste into a horse trailer at around 11 pm. Called services to notify them of the blatant mass theiving... thier response? "we will look into it" in an equally casual and carefree manner.

I reckon they swap over security regularly as after a while some of the lads are on the take.

Sinfonia · 14-09-2008 3:27pm

"Lack of common sense", "superiority complex" and "power trip" seem to be the phrases that spring to mind from my own experience and the experiences of others that I've heard about...

gubbie · 14-09-2008 3:38pm

There's two of them constantly walking up and down in Glen. Its pretty annoying

cHaTbOx · 14-09-2008 3:43pm

gubbie wrote: »

There's two of them constantly walking up and down in Glen. Its pretty annoying

They are always around Belgrove

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