Comments on: Scrap King County Metro’s Security Guard Contract http://www.sableverity.com/king-county-metro-security-should-be-fired-all-of-them/ Print.Pixel.Radio.Local.National.International Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WenG http://www.sableverity.com/king-county-metro-security-should-be-fired-all-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2061 WenG Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:45:18 +0000 http://www.sableverity.com/?p=5804#comment-2061 Even under the restrictions of their contract to - not - get involved, couldn't the guard used their bodies and protected her? I know, sounds absurd, as ridiculous as having people with security vests who are paid to do nothing. What I'm waiting for is more information on why SPD refused to help in Macy's. Police are empowered to pull you over without cause, but can tell you to leave a store when you ask for help? Their statement tries to absolve them with the angle that Steward-Baker didn't make her needs known. What part about asking for help didn't they understand? Even under the restrictions of their contract to – not – get involved, couldn't the guard used their bodies and protected her? I know, sounds absurd, as ridiculous as having people with security vests who are paid to do nothing. What I'm waiting for is more information on why SPD refused to help in Macy's. Police are empowered to pull you over without cause, but can tell you to leave a store when you ask for help? Their statement tries to absolve them with the angle that Steward-Baker didn't make her needs known. What part about asking for help didn't they understand?

]]> By: Charlie Mas http://www.sableverity.com/king-county-metro-security-should-be-fired-all-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2058 Charlie Mas Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:07:18 +0000 http://www.sableverity.com/?p=5804#comment-2058 Okay, so the "security guards" did what they were supposed to do. Now that we see how inadequate their charge is, will it change? Is there anyone in authority saying "Yeah, that sucked. We're going to change the instructions to the 'security guards' and direct them to intervene in situations like this in future." But I'm not hearing that. I'm not hearing anyone in the County say that they are in any way dissatisfied with this standard of performance. That's what concerns me. Okay, so the "security guards" did what they were supposed to do. Now that we see how inadequate their charge is, will it change? Is there anyone in authority saying "Yeah, that sucked. We're going to change the instructions to the 'security guards' and direct them to intervene in situations like this in future." But I'm not hearing that. I'm not hearing anyone in the County say that they are in any way dissatisfied with this standard of performance. That's what concerns me.

]]> By: poliTICKLING http://www.sableverity.com/king-county-metro-security-should-be-fired-all-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2054 poliTICKLING Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:36:31 +0000 http://www.sableverity.com/?p=5804#comment-2054 The saddest thing to me about this video is that the girl was clearly looking for protection from the "security" guards before she was assaulted. She walked to them hoping that they would deter and protect her from her assailants. Any reasonable person would assume that security guards are there to deter and stop crime. To find out the opposite is true is appalling. What are these security guards responsible for that video surveillance cameras don't do? What an incredible waste of taxpayer money and what an incredible fraud perpetrated by Metro on the public that it is pretending to protect. The saddest thing to me about this video is that the girl was clearly looking for protection from the "security" guards before she was assaulted. She walked to them hoping that they would deter and protect her from her assailants. Any reasonable person would assume that security guards are there to deter and stop crime. To find out the opposite is true is appalling.

What are these security guards responsible for that video surveillance cameras don't do? What an incredible waste of taxpayer money and what an incredible fraud perpetrated by Metro on the public that it is pretending to protect.

]]> By: Melanie Jo Olson http://www.sableverity.com/king-county-metro-security-should-be-fired-all-of-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 Melanie Jo Olson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:03:31 +0000 http://www.sableverity.com/?p=5804#comment-2055 I have been thinking about this all day. I am mad at the girl who beat the young woman (and her lame ass friends who apparently were there for the show), dumbfounded that the "security guards" offered no security, and disgusted with Metro and King County who have perpetrated a fraud on the citizens. I have been thinking about this all day. I am mad at the girl who beat the young woman (and her lame ass friends who apparently were there for the show), dumbfounded that the "security guards" offered no security, and disgusted with Metro and King County who have perpetrated a fraud on the citizens.

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