http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/08/false-sense-of-security/ marina da gama Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:06:34 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/08/false-sense-of-security/#comment-260 JT Thu, 08 May 2008 07:55:32 +0000 http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/08/false-sense-of-security/#comment-260 A security guard is only as good as his training and inherent aptitude dictate. Is the average security guard in SA sufficiently able to recognise risk? I had a nasty experience, too, after the security guard had chatted to and directed the perpetrator to my house!! Another time when my numbers were nicked off my wall within the space of an hour, the guard stationed on the island (directly opposite some building works at the time) swore blind not one single pedestrian had walked past him all morning in either direction. I don't mind losing my brass numbers too much, but don't feel particularly safe with a blind security guard. Friends ridicule the 'security' as they either drive straight through or get asked stupid questions which make the guards appear more than a few peanuts short of a packet. Since I cancelled my membership of my local scheme the guards have taken to popping slips into my letter box telling me all is in order. Well, I'm not sure how they could possibly know if something wasn't - they wouldn't have a clue. I've watched the guard ride past on his bicycle, glance at my frontage and pop a slip into my box.... Don't get me wrong, I find the guards to be very friendly and like those I've come to know very much (they'd wanted to buy my old car). I also liked the blind one - he had been one of my favourites as he had seemed so on the ball. Fact remains: security is a highly specialised field, uniforms can be very deceiving and a guard is only as good as his training and own aptitude dictate. Rely on guards? By all means, but just realise that they, too, are just humans and not Robocop. Hey, can't we recruit Vernon Koekemoer? Now there's a scary fella ;-) A security guard is only as good as his training and inherent aptitude dictate. Is the average security guard in SA sufficiently able to recognise risk? I had a nasty experience, too, after the security guard had chatted to and directed the perpetrator to my house!! Another time when my numbers were nicked off my wall within the space of an hour, the guard stationed on the island (directly opposite some building works at the time) swore blind not one single pedestrian had walked past him all morning in either direction. I don’t mind losing my brass numbers too much, but don’t feel particularly safe with a blind security guard. Friends ridicule the ‘security’ as they either drive straight through or get asked stupid questions which make the guards appear more than a few peanuts short of a packet. Since I cancelled my membership of my local scheme the guards have taken to popping slips into my letter box telling me all is in order. Well, I’m not sure how they could possibly know if something wasn’t – they wouldn’t have a clue. I’ve watched the guard ride past on his bicycle, glance at my frontage and pop a slip into my box…. Don’t get me wrong, I find the guards to be very friendly and like those I’ve come to know very much (they’d wanted to buy my old car). I also liked the blind one – he had been one of my favourites as he had seemed so on the ball. Fact remains: security is a highly specialised field, uniforms can be very deceiving and a guard is only as good as his training and own aptitude dictate. Rely on guards? By all means, but just realise that they, too, are just humans and not Robocop. Hey, can’t we recruit Vernon Koekemoer? Now there’s a scary fella

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