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ClydeFrog · March 5, 2014, 12:28 PM

I disagree with post 29.
Who exactly are you going to have run to your aid in a critical incident?
Is a SWAT or SRT unit going to fast-rope down the second you call them?

Calling for back-up or contacting 911 is smart & sometimes necessary but you can't be risk-adverse either.
As for allowing a subject to flee or not to take any actions isn't a viable option either. A violent or aggressive subject who assaults/attacks a uniformed security guard-sworn LE officer is a greater or more serious threat to the general public.

March 5, 2014, 12:28 PM	#31
ClydeFrog Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 5,797	Post #29, serious threat..... I disagree with post 29. Who exactly are you going to have run to your aid in a critical incident? Is a SWAT or SRT unit going to fast-rope down the second you call them? Calling for back-up or contacting 911 is smart & sometimes necessary but you can't be risk-adverse either. As for allowing a subject to flee or not to take any actions isn't a viable option either. A violent or aggressive subject who assaults/attacks a uniformed security guard-sworn LE officer is a greater or more serious threat to the general public.