tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post107416982780478076..comments2024-03-25T10:49:43.277-04:00Comments on The Rag: Robin Montanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124205516547312381noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-19975200068607342642011-06-28T10:33:10.234-04:002011-06-28T10:33:10.234-04:00Robin,
I have a wonderful book for you to read - i...Robin,<br />I have a wonderful book for you to read - it's called "What the Dog Saw" by Malcolm Gladwell. Your comments about the security guard made me think about it - in the book the author attempts to look at events from a different perspective - hence the name of <br />the book. Looking at events from he perspective of a dog would certainly be interesting. <br />One of the areas of discussion is the Los Angeles police force around the time of the Rodney King beating. He shows how a new police chief came in and effected change merely by applying the rules already in place consistently and with the full support of the entire force. Specifically, if a complaint was lodged against an officer there was a full, proper and fair review - and if the officer was found to be acting out of line consistently then the appropriate disciplinary action was taken. It turned out that, let's say, 95% of the problems were caused by 5% of the force because these officers were simply never disciplined - much to the chagrin of the honest cops on the force. <br />I draw this point out because I would suggest that the security guard is not to blame in the events described in your blog. He would have had his ass kicked if he had tried to intervene. The problem rests with the employer who took half actions to provide a semblance of security without really doing anything. The security guard needs backup - moral support and actual muscle. Either in the form of another officer, police or weapons. My suggestion would be that if the mall hired one or two more officers who were mobile and immediately available to address problem areas, then there would be an effective deterrent. In fact one officer in a control room monitoring cameras and directing two others who could move and respond to instructions would be enough, and probably reduce overall security costs. <br />I am suggesting that sometimes it is worth taking a different approach to solving a problem - jumping in head first may not always be the way.<br /><br /><br />That's my 2 cents, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-41470117722277359652011-06-27T14:24:12.425-04:002011-06-27T14:24:12.425-04:00Excellent blog about the internet there. I really ...Excellent blog about the internet there. I really like this. It is so true!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-65352266296576281662011-06-27T13:57:57.205-04:002011-06-27T13:57:57.205-04:00YUP!The internet will bring some changes for sure....YUP!The internet will bring some changes for sure...<br />It would be easy to set up a 'News and Whistle Blower' network outside of T&T that can be fed anonymously from T&T and accessed from T&T.<br />You Tube has rapidly changed the way the Music Industry does business and Electronic News Distribution will eventually drive Trini Newspapers into DoDo Bird territory.<br /><br /><br />Keep pushing the concept of 'No Tolerance Zones' . This model is now so widespread that it can no longer be ignored (applies to No Smoking areas here in Florida where entire college campuses are no tolerance/no smoking.. etc etc)<br /><br /><br />hang in there,<br />cheers,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-29077035643963668282011-06-27T13:54:06.263-04:002011-06-27T13:54:06.263-04:00And do you really think that the mainstream media ...And do you really think that the mainstream media care about their credibility Senator???...in this land of daily bacchanal???... or shall we say untruths, lies and innuendo???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com