Security guard stabbed at Chisholm Coles

Today’s Canberra Times refer to an individual that passed away in a Tuggie carpark yesterday. Condolences to his family and friends.

Meanwhile Melba High school gets stabby stabby too.

creative_canberran said :

Had this Coles guard being wearing the Kevlar vest the Chubb guards are kitted out with these days, he wouldn’t have been stabbed successfully.

It appears that you have been misled by the properties of Kevlar jackets against penetrator attack. This generalisation has already caused people to lose their lives.
Entering “stab proof vest death” in google may prove educational.

Ask any protective gear vendor if their equipment is bulletproof or knife proof. Their replies will be interesting.

any news on the guy in the Hyperdome carpark yesterday? police were there 4 hours

Why does everything that happen around Chisholm have to have something to do with the Tavern OR the Sports Club. Firstly, this happened at COLES, where they have bottles of alcohol on the shelves for everyone to help themselves whilst food shopping. Alcohol and cigarettes are one of the easiest to turn into cash for a thief as the general household items like TV’s etc aren’t worth stealing nowdays. The supermarkets should have lock-up cabinets that they serve from, somewhat like the IGA Stores now. It’s not as if you have to have a feel of the bottle, or a smell of the contents before you buy it.

I don’t quite know what this all has to do with happy hour at the Chisholm Tavern. The Chisholm Sports Club run Happy Hours and promotions however there is no mention of this. The Tavern is closed way before the Club as far as talking about late night trading. Please stop the hate mail against small businesses that are trying to make a go of it.

MWF said :

EvanJames said :

This wouldn’t have happened if Chisholm Tavern was able to run happy hour a bit later.

I’ve heard that every minute of every day is happy hour at the Chisholm.

They were probably sent to restock her bar.

EvanJames said :

This wouldn’t have happened if Chisholm Tavern was able to run happy hour a bit later.

I’ve heard that every minute of every day is happy hour at the Chisholm.

/hopes for Victorian-style police shooting

…and to think that we just had a huge thread about how Aboriginal and white Australia diidn’t do things together.

harvyk1 said :

AG Canberra said :

So what is the point of having a security guard?

Strictly speaking a security guard has very little rights beyond an average person. Of course they do usually have some degree of training.

Well the problem is many “security” staff are hired on the cheap. Rent-a-cops who don’t have a security licence, or at least anything beyond a basic one and therefore have limited use of force options. Many job ads from Canberra department stores I’ve seen don’t even require a security licence, saying training provided on the job and a first aid certificate is beneficial.

There are security companies in Australia who offer comparable use of force options and PPE to specialist Police units. Indeed the typical Chubb guard doing cash in transit around Canberra now has better kit that the typical general duties Police officer.

Had this Coles guard being wearing the Kevlar vest the Chubb guards are kitted out with these days, he wouldn’t have been stabbed successfully. And had he being equipped with OC or a Taser, it’s likely the offender would not have even tried. But when all you’ve got is a name badge and a white shirt, it’s absolutely foolish to try and stop an offender because they know by virtue of carrying a knife, they have the upper hand.

When I was overseas there was a story about some poor bank guard who had guarded the same bank for 35 years without anything happening. Then the first time there was a robbery he got shot (survived).

Not sure why I was reminded of that.

I think being a bank security guard would be amongst the most boring jobs in the world. Can’t imagine being a Coles security guard rates much higher; but on the other hand its going to be safer than being a ‘security guard’ (bouncer) at most of the clubs around town.