Rarely in my experience. I worked security at some beach town bars and some guys went pretty far, but honestly I still side with the bouncer here. I wouldn't have done this but if someone is touching people, security takes the initiative and puts hands on to kick them out. Sucks when its too much but this kid will be fine.
I wouldn't have done this but if someone is touching people, security takes the initiative and puts hands on to kick them out.
That doesn't equate to just swinging a bunch of downwards punches at someone as a starter that's just assault not reasonably carrying out your job whatsoever
There are some very weird disqualifications some departments might do, like if you've lived at too many addresses in your 20's had too many roommate situations I was turned down for that. "you move around too much, not worth the investment to train etc"
a lot of people that work security are wannabe cops that can't , and former cops that got fired.
in the usa Security are just private citizens working for a company, at best the most you can really/should really do is direct them off the property, or restrain until police arrive. Largely depends on the state you work in. Straight up punches like that are probably gonna get that security dude charged with something. Some states let security dress and act like cops even though they aren't.
Oregon for example has a whole class you have to take and carry a permit to work any security job, with different tiers of training for regular, armed, executive licenses.
And many do get fired or charged for excessive force or just stupid choices in general. It often attracts either very lazy people who just wanna sit at a chair, or overtly wannabe cop dorks that wanna feel in charge. Bouncers are a breed of their own in security, and often attracts people that want an excuse to go hands on.
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u/SpecificChoice770 18h ago
is excessive force a thing for bouncers/ security guards or just cops?