“[Security guards] are not there to protect the product,” said Joseph Stein, director of asset protection solutions for Walgreen, during the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce “Anti-Crime Summit” on Thursday. “They are there to de-escalate [a situation] and to protect the customer and the employees,” he added. [More]
Phase One: Unarmed Guards
Phase Two: ?
Phase Three: Protection!
Obviously, they’re there to be meat shields. Otherwise, there’s no reason even to pay them.