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London had to bring in the army largely because the private firm that had the contract to provide event security completely failed to hire enough security guard
by praxulus 14y ago
London had to bring in the army largely because the private firm that had the contract to provide event security completely failed to hire enough security guards, and this became apparent far too late for London police to raise the necessary staff themselves. There were probably ways to avoid the army, but would have cost much more.
- infectoid 14y agoWould I be wrong in assuming that perhaps trained military personnel may be easier to deal with and more level headed than some plastic policeman with a weekend certificate in security and law enforcement? Just putting it out there. It could be better than the alternative.
- ErrantX 14y agoThey should have just given it to the army; well trained, competent and reliable. Budget half as much to give the service personnel nice bonuses. Sorted.
- notimetorelax 14y agoIn Geneva(Switzerland) they tried to use military at protests some 20-30 years ago. Some people were killed, thing is military are trained to kill if they are being attacked. As far as I know they haven't used military personnel after that...
- infectoid 14y agoGood point. Didn't think about that. I just feel like my order of trust (for law enforcers) goes something like this: 1) Military personnel 2) Police 3) * 4) Private security * In general I trust anything or anyone over private security.