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Seriously? I have to say that I take great offense to your comments. That is just so prejudice!  

There are cops that shouldn't be carrying a gun, lawyers that shouldn't be practicing law, doctors that shouldn't be practicing medicine and yes probably some ditch diggers that shouldn't have a shovel in their hand. There is almost always something bad on the news about a Teacher or a priest being improper with a child. I'm not sure what profession you are in but I'm sure that there are some people doing it that shouldn't be but I would never say that all of you are worthless. (unless your a Politician but there are even a few of them that are good)

First off I would like to point out that my license says Commissioned Security Officer not Rent a Cop or Guard. This license by the way is issued by the DPS Private Security Board, the same as the CHL folks. 

Lack of training? My training was 40 hours including the range time and we have to renew every 2 years.  There are a lot of folks on here that believe that the 10 hours for the CHL is too much so if we don't have enough training with our 40 hours so in your opinion we should all turn in our CHLs due to lack of training?

I was taught that as Security Officers we were a visual deterrent and our job is to observe and report and that is what I plan to do. If you want to rob my bank come on in. The tellers will be happy to give you everything they have. Don't hurt anybody or try to take my gun and I will hold the door open for you. I have never wanted to be a police officer and I don't think I am one now. I have no more rights than anybody else except that when I'm at work my firearm has to be out on the open. As soon as I get off duty my shirt comes off and the gun is concealed. 

Under paid? You got that right brother! I'm not doing it for the money. I do it because after a heart attack last year my Cardiologist recommended a stress free job and here I am. I come to work and I go home. A big relief after 25+ years in management. Most of the guys at my Company are retired and do it for something to do and for play $. 

You get what you pay for has always been my motto for most things but... I hope that you live in a city that has paid firefighters because you know how much those volunteer guys get paid? $0.00. And how much formal training do they get? Mostly 0. They train each other. If, God forbid, your house catches on fire I bet that you wouldn't turn down those under paid under trained men and women who come to put it out. And how about those reserve Police and Sheriffs out there working for nothing but the experience.  

I would recommend that you think before you start berating an entire occupation because of a few bad ones. I am pretty sure that there are more Security Officers in Texas than there are Certified Police Officers but how often do you actually hear anything about us compared to them?

I am in no way defending the guy in the article, just the rest of us good Officers!!![/quote]


I was not berating anyone. You DO NOT equate in any way shape form or fashion to a police officer. Not in training and certainly not in authority. See the bolded type aboveSorry if that offends you. Some folks might find your signature offensive. Insulting the entire entire United States Navy??? I dunno... it seems a person who was sensitive to categorizing an entire occupation would not post a signature line tha reads ... and I quote from your signature... "Yes the Marines are a Department of the Navy.....The Mens Department...."[/quote]
I guess you never served

03Lightningrocks wrote:

TrueFlog wrote:

03Lightningrocks wrote:You can post all the links you want about a policeman making a bad shoot... it does not change the fact that rent a cops are NOT properly trained to be acting as police officers.

I don't see anyone claiming that it does.

Great... then the insinuations of Police Officers making mistakes(by way of posting links to cops shooting dogs) must have just been to pass the time. It certainly has nothing to do with ego bloated rent a cops. Thanks for the clarification. Glad we agree that rent a cops haven't the training to be running around with loaded guns playing batman.

Seriously? I have to say that I take great offense to your comments. That is just so prejudice!  

There are cops that shouldn't be carrying a gun, lawyers that shouldn't be practicing law, doctors that shouldn't be practicing medicine and yes probably some ditch diggers that shouldn't have a shovel in their hand. There is almost always something bad on the news about a Teacher or a priest being improper with a child. I'm not sure what profession you are in but I'm sure that there are some people doing it that shouldn't be but I would never say that all of you are worthless. (unless your a Politician but there are even a few of them that are good)

First off I would like to point out that my license says Commissioned Security Officer not Rent a Cop or Guard. This license by the way is issued by the DPS Private Security Board, the same as the CHL folks. 

Lack of training? My training was 40 hours including the range time and we have to renew every 2 years.  There are a lot of folks on here that believe that the 10 hours for the CHL is too much so if we don't have enough training with our 40 hours so in your opinion we should all turn in our CHLs due to lack of training?

I was taught that as Security Officers we were a visual deterrent and our job is to observe and report and that is what I plan to do. If you want to rob my bank come on in. The tellers will be happy to give you everything they have. Don't hurt anybody or try to take my gun and I will hold the door open for you. I have never wanted to be a police officer and I don't think I am one now. I have no more rights than anybody else except that when I'm at work my firearm has to be out on the open. As soon as I get off duty my shirt comes off and the gun is concealed. 

Under paid? You got that right brother! I'm not doing it for the money. I do it because after a heart attack last year my Cardiologist recommended a stress free job and here I am. I come to work and I go home. A big relief after 25+ years in management. Most of the guys at my Company are retired and do it for something to do and for play $. 

You get what you pay for has always been my motto for most things but... I hope that you live in a city that has paid firefighters because you know how much those volunteer guys get paid? $0.00. And how much formal training do they get? Mostly 0. They train each other. If, God forbid, your house catches on fire I bet that you wouldn't turn down those under paid under trained men and women who come to put it out. And how about those reserve Police and Sheriffs out there working for nothing but the experience.  

I would recommend that you think before you start berating an entire occupation because of a few bad ones. I am pretty sure that there are more Security Officers in Texas than there are Certified Police Officers but how often do you actually hear anything about us compared to them?

I am in no way defending the guy in the article, just the rest of us good Officers!!!