The law can be awkward concerning that stuff since you need a license to do security in Oregon, and making first contact in most circumstances isn't a good idea. And of course, it wasn't until he was hitting me that I would have been sure of how hard he hits.
The Trent posted...
they don't give you mace or a taser or anything? you're just a person in a uniform essentially?
The laws since I'm an unarmed security officer make it so I can't really do that. That said, if I happen to have a pocket knife I use for utility purposes or whatever and I did end up in a situation where I feared for my life then yeah, using it despite the law saying I shouldn't have it gives me some leeway. I'm gonna pick up a tactical pen though. Not actually a weapon or designed to hurt like mace, so it's only an issue if it's got an side made for stabbing.
That said, there's also the issue of client contracts. If an incident happens on a contract site (this one didn't have any of the physical altercation there), then I'd at least end up being removed from that site for breaking protocol by having a weapon.
....it's Oregon. Why wouldn't the Police just write it off as "mutual combat"? ---
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