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Security Guard incidents

  • 15-03-2005 2:22pm
    #1
    TerrorFirmer
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    powerhousedan's thread got me remembering 2 really funny time involving everyone's favourite people.

    One time, In Smyths in Galway, the security guard kept following us around. Except, unlike usual, this guy didn't seem to have the courage to stare us in the eye when we looked at him. So, like a cloud, he drifted around the entire store everywhere after us, pretending to look at something else whenever we turned around. We caught him looking at us in the computer game section, and when attempting to turn around quickly and examine the games, he knocked over about 30 copies of "Maisey The Mouse". When trying to pick them all up and put them back on the shelf, he managed to somehow knock over a further 10 or 12 other games and a cardbord cut-out. At this stage everyone in the section was looking over at him and the laughter was clearly audible as he stooped over to pick everything up, his face bright red. I almost felt sorry for him. Almost!

    Another time, we saw the security guard there following two knackers around the shop. They were about 40, but he still kept casually following them, discreetly looking elsewhere whenever they looked his way. Evantually they got to the maindoors. Knacker man turns around

    Knacker- What the fúck is yer problem
    Security- (blank stare)
    Knacker- Do ye think we stole something do ye ye bollox fúckin following us around the place with the big head on ya
    Security- I was just-

    Knacker man walks awayin disgust and the security doesnt even say anything just looks after them. Then the knackers wife suddenly shouts (I swear!!)

    He said he'll fight ya! He said he'll take off his coat and beat the head of ya!

    The security guard now is in total dismay/shock and said something i cant remember. The knacker started rolling up his selves and all, ready for a fight, hurling insults at the security guard about this height.The security guard was about 6ft, the knacker was about 5"5 or so

    I cant remember what happened next but it passed off without violence. This happened at about 2 in the day right outside the store! There were kids and everything watching the whole display. It was one of the most hilarious things ive ever seen!

    So, anyone else got some funny stories to share?


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  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I used to be a security guard (mostly industrial security, which is great - no trouble there, but some retail security - i.e. following scumbags around shops - which really sucks ass). They say the best thing to do if one of said scumbags gets irate is just stay silent.
    After all, if they know they're being watched like a hawk they're unlikely to go shoplifting. If they start anything, its their fault as you haven't said anything to provoke them.

    (This is usually applied to a small group of well known shoplifting pricks, not the public in general)

    Thank christ I don't do that ****e any more.


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