Mall Guards and Machine Guns

[Don't Blink]

The other day while I was at the mall doing a little pre Christmas shopping I noticed that the mall guards are heavily armed. It's bad enough that we have police running around with machine guns.

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But why do mall police need to wear a belt with a gun and holster, a billy club, a taser, and a small container which I assumed would be mace or pepper spray.

When I think of the mall police, this is what comes to mind.

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I am not comforted by the thought that they may actually be allowed to put bullets in their guns.

[Lonestar]

I am not comforted by the thought that there has to be a continual police presence in our malls now.

Back in my high-school days, the only need for police in a mall was for the occasional shoplifter. They'd stay just long enough to take the report or arrest the perpetrator.

The "Good Old Days?" Yes, they were. And I miss them.

[cerina]

I love living in the UK where I don't have to see people with guns whenever I go out.