We all go crazy when we see our singer in concert. Some of us get
lucky and had the opportunity to meet our favorite celebrity in public. But
when you go up to them in public, you are always stopped by their bodyguards.
Their bodyguards are there because sometimes fans can go too crazy and get too
close to the bodyguards, sometimes even hurting the celebrity without meaning
it.
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| Figure 1: Justin Bieber and his bodyguard |
Justin Bieber is one
of the most famous singers in the world. Wherever he goes he goes with
bodyguards (see figure 1) because he has been attacked numerous times by fans
and people who do not like him.
WHO ARE BODYGUARDS?
Let us not get private security guards confused with the
president's bodyguards, those are federal agents there to protect him and his
family. Mall security is not apart of the private security industry, that is separate.
Mall security hires individuals as security guards, not private security companies.
There are two major differences between private security companies and the
Secret Service, one is that Secret Service agents work for the government,
while private security guards work for private companies. The other is that
Secret Service agents have security clearances. A security clearance is
permission by the government to have access to classified documents and have
the ability to have knowledge of secret information relating to national
security. They use the same tactics to protect the people that need to be
protected from their fans and people that do not like them. Some of
the tactics that the private security industry use are bodyguards, armored cars
and firearms.
This may
sound crazy, but there are many people who want to hurt famous people so that
they can make a name for themselves and become famous. The bodyguards know that
celebrities will be recognized wherever they go, so it's their jobs to make
sure that people get to say “hi” and take pictures with the celebrates, but at
the same time there has to be someone there to make sure that nobody goes too
crazy and hurts the celebrity.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BECOME A BODYGUARD?
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| Bodyguards going through training |
Bodyguards need to pass an intense driving course and
have proficiency in their gun tests, both of those qualifications are also
required to have for law enforcement. The two-main difference between their
training styles, are how they react to a situation, bodyguards are more likely
to use their flight response while police are required to use their fight
response. Training for bodyguards are a combination of fight and flight, while
police are required to use their fight response at all the times. The reason
bodyguards are trained both fight and flight, is because they need to get the
person they are protecting out of danger, but at the same time they need to
make sure that the attacker will not follow. According to the National Criminal
Justice Reference Service, law enforcement officials spend the overwhelming majority
of their time reacting to a crime, while bodyguards try to deflect attacks. The
other difference between training is that bodyguards are trained to read people
and analyze crowds of people which helps spot potential threats. Police are
trained to detect lies and read body language, which helps during interrogation.
Overall, bodyguards are
there to help celebrities do their jobs better by making sure that their safety
is not in jeopardy. This helps the celebrities focus on making music or movies
which keeps everyone happy.
References:
1.)[Digital image].
(2014, October 24). Retrieved December 5, 2017, from
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2.) [Digital image]. (2009, August 8). Retrieved December 6,
2017, from http://www.industry-icon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/training-square1.jpg
3.) Meese, E., III. (10, January 10). Community Policing and
the Police Officers. Retrieved December 5, 2017, from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/139164.pdf
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