Security guards sick of being bashed

In that case the Security Guards home, which included his mother, father, and brother, was set on fire in the middle of the night. His car was vandalised and ‘You are a Dead Wog’ was sprayed on the street in front of his home. Continuous attacks meant they had to sell their house and move elsewhere.

The security guard was ultimately found not guilty of manslaughter.

One without an understanding for the stresses and the strains for the job may believe it to be simple. The following research demonstrates how challenging the job can be.

Sarre’s and Prenzler 2011 study into Private and Public Policing rates of injuries found security officers Work Cover claims were for more serious injuries than the Police. Security officers were ‘two and half times’ more likely than police to report head injuries in an occupational violence claim. Furthermore, security officers on average lost 237 hours more than police on the amount of time lost as a result of injuries caused by occupational violence. This equates to almost six 40-hour working weeks!

Many of us sympathise with the dangers of Police work. How many times have you heard or said words to the affect, ‘I wouldn’t want to do that job, it’s too dangerous’! On the contrary, when was the last time you heard someone speak about the dangers of being a security guard?

However those that deal with public safety very closely are under no doubt. For instance, the following are the words of State Coroner Judge Coate,

according to the way they are purported in the media.

It’s a sad situation when a society cannot appreciate those who more than anyone else are entrusted to protect them. Some may find such a statement laughable. Those with such views may have a reality check upon viewing the following graph released in 2009 from the Australian Institute of Criminology. While security guards clearly out number police, it’s also security guards who’ have more than police increased in number with population growth.

The death of Anthony Dunning is a sad shame. So is it that despite the deeds of men and women like Steve Rodgers and countless other Security Officers you pass over every day it appears there is no industry where its’ members are as ‘guilty until proven innocent’, and are as more likely to get the crap seriously bashed out of them as that of the security industry.