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Putting aside this particular company, I do think that there may be a market for a service that would provide documented accountable security responses for situ
by pklausler 5y ago
Putting aside this particular company, I do think that there may be a market for a service that would provide documented accountable security responses for situations where subscribers have a legitimate hesitancy for ethical reasons to call public emergency services that have a history of racism or disproportionate violence. I'm not going to call my local PD for a noise complaint I can't handle because I worry that they're going to kill a person or their dog and I don't want that on my conscience.
- analog31 5y agoLikewise, there could also be a market for a service that comes to your aid when you are targeted by a private security force. For instance if someone comes to my house because of a noise complaint, I would not want to answer the door, but could call either the police or my own security service to hash it out with whoever is visiting me. This could get interesting.
- mike_d 5y agoPrivately owned police departments and privately funded police officers already exist in the US. University Police, private police forces at nuclear plants and chemical plants, heck I know of at least one megachurch that has a SWAT team. The US Marshalls service has a "special deputy" program where bodyguards of the rich and famous become federal law enforcement with little to no oversight. This allows them to carry firearms nationwide regardless of state or local laws.
- e12e 5y ago> I know of at least one megachurch that has a SWAT team. Really? Which one?
- mike_d 5y agoI have provided training to them, so I'm not going to out them publicly. But stuff like this happens a lot more frequently than you'd think: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47732393 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47732393