Job description..

[Scrumpy]

What is the job description of a Security Guard in shopping stores please..? Does anybody know.?
He certainly doesn't seem to be in a position to put his hands on anybody..

He is NOT allowed to tackle a shoplifter... Does he have to politely say 'I think you are carrying something that you have forgotten to pay for'... 
Try saying that to a guy/guys running out of a store with vast amounts of alcohol, meat joints, clothing and items on the list that his 'friends' have asked for.. 

What is his purpose.. ?

[klondike]

I read that too. It should have been kept quiet. I wonder if they are allowed to deny access? That has to be just as risky.

[Scrumpy]

Deny access !!  
A shoplifter would merely push by... The Security Guard would not retaliate.. 

[Mups]

Deny access !! 
A shoplifter would merely push by... The Security Guard would not retaliate..

Course he would.  He'd know full well there is nothing the guards can do.
They might as well sack all the security people now,  because they can't do the job anymore, so what's the point of having them.   They will be welcoming the thieves next.
How on earth did these stupid laws ever get passed??

[JBR]

A sad situation.  The criminals now seem to have the upper hand, not only shoplifters but also many other criminals who know that the corrupt law is now on their side.  Add to that, the apparent amateurism of many of our new police which, I think, may have started with Treason May sacking them all back then.

I suspect that the new leadership of the police are now all university graduates with absolutely no practical abilities or awareness.  Add to that the apparently new legal limitations on what 'crimes' can and cannot be charged.  It has also already been stated that you can shoplift any items up to £500 (I think) without any charges being levied.

If shops don't want to fold economically, due to these rules, they should do away with shelves of stock and make purchases done along the lines of online ordering: customers queue up and state their shopping list, the items collected by staff in a separate room and handed over upon payment.

[Raven]

I think if I owned a shop these days I'd be thinking about closing it and moving online. 

[klondike]

Small independents would never compete. Not on price and not on presence. Far too easy to just look on Amazon..

[Scrumpy]

It is all very sad... 
I love walking around a town , especially in new places that I visit..
Looking in shop windows and seeing a variety of different shops..
Unfortunately shops have dwindled down.. many closing..
Covid can not take the full blame.. Councils are greedy .. and shoplifting is rife..
Causing many small shops to close down
Napoleon Bonaparte described this country  'A Nation of shopkeepers '
... unfortunately ... no more...

[Raven]

True Scrumpy it's starting to look like a Nation of Shoplifters. 

[klondike]

Well the comment is  but the fact of it is indeed 

Except that certainly isn't allowed these days.

[JBR]

True Scrumpy it's starting to look like a Nation of Shoplifters. 

Yes, unfortunately.
However, the police and the courts don't seem particularly interested in the shoplifting problem.  Even worse was the recent example of a store detective being sacked for doing his job.  If that particular company decided that his actions were incorrect, perhaps they will be happy to watch a steady stream of shoplifters helping themselves, happily watched by their 'store detectives'.

Their stupid idea of sacking the bloke simply for doing his job, should in my view result in their company losing money hand over fist, and see how they like it!

[klondike]

The courts and prisons are far too busy dealing with those posting hurty words on X and Facebook to bother with shoplifting. Or child rape gangs it seems.

[JBR]

The courts and prisons are far too busy dealing with those posting hurty words on X and Facebook to bother with shoplifting. Or child rape gangs it seems.

The country's going to the dogs.  The sooner we are rid of Labour and what they regard as government, the better, but their mess is going to take a hell of a lot of work to overcome.

[muddy]

They want some big tough security guys that aren't afraid to be intimidating .
In rough places they should wear stab vests 

[CHF]

What is the job description of a Security Guard in shopping stores please..? Does anybody know.?
He certainly doesn't seem to be in a position to put his hands on anybody..

He is NOT allowed to tackle a shoplifter... Does he have to politely say 'I think you are carrying something that you have forgotten to pay for'...
Try saying that to a guy/guys running out of a store with vast amounts of alcohol, meat joints, clothing and items on the list that his 'friends' have asked for..

What is his purpose.. ?

I didn't know that this was the case. The situation is ridiculous. 
So more and more, crime does pay.