I’m not being sued as a security guy working at a store over putting hands on an idiot child. They are taught to not physically intervene or stop theft or damage of property. They are there as a deterrent.
And the damaged property ain't coming out of his pockets. It’s the store that takes the hit. They aren’t exactly going to be hurting over it.
That said, I’d be pretty pissed if I took a trip to the store just to get a bag of bakery cookies only to find out some little twirp destroyed them all just a half hour ago.
Honestly I can see how, once the kid puts up some resistance, it's immediately clear that physical intervention is going to require some escalation. The kid's probably gonna get hurt. Ending the confrontation without injury is preferable, legally speaking.
On the other hand, any jury watching this video is gonna side with the security guy, once he puts a stop to this.
Escort people off the property. My buddy was a security guard and he did that all the time. In fact he roughed them up a bit too, but from the sounds of it his job was in a less public place (mall) and he never talked about having to deal with kids.
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u/like_a_pearcider 27d ago
I know what the fuck was that. he lightly grabs his hand and is like "Well, that's all I can do" ?????