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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Rules of Engagement
« on: September 17, 2008, 10:18:25 PM »
Hi All,
I'm certainly no expert but I have worked in the Alcohol Industry for nearly 20 years in Australia and have employed security for my venues for 17 years. With new guards I generally tell them there are 3 main reasons people escalate to violence.
1. Ego (eg you pushed me, split a drink on me, looked at my girl etc)
2. Obligation ( eg You were threatening my friend, brother etc)
3. Survival ( eg You tried to rob me, King hit me)
For my guards I tell them this because if you stay alert you can usually head off actual violence with scenario 1 and 2 because it is nearly always proceeded with verbal interaction and some form of what we call push and shove.
I also try to instill in them the fact that their rules of engagement should always be due to scenario 2 or 3 and never due to Ego. It sounds simple but the fact is many Guards in that environment often cause an incident because they allow their Ego to be a firestarter.
Similarly I believe that although the vast majority of Alcohol related violence is Ego based it often does escalate to a Survival scenario very quickly and regardless of how stupid the root cause was it can turn deadly in the blink of an eye.
Regards,
Gary
I'm certainly no expert but I have worked in the Alcohol Industry for nearly 20 years in Australia and have employed security for my venues for 17 years. With new guards I generally tell them there are 3 main reasons people escalate to violence.
1. Ego (eg you pushed me, split a drink on me, looked at my girl etc)
2. Obligation ( eg You were threatening my friend, brother etc)
3. Survival ( eg You tried to rob me, King hit me)
For my guards I tell them this because if you stay alert you can usually head off actual violence with scenario 1 and 2 because it is nearly always proceeded with verbal interaction and some form of what we call push and shove.
I also try to instill in them the fact that their rules of engagement should always be due to scenario 2 or 3 and never due to Ego. It sounds simple but the fact is many Guards in that environment often cause an incident because they allow their Ego to be a firestarter.
Similarly I believe that although the vast majority of Alcohol related violence is Ego based it often does escalate to a Survival scenario very quickly and regardless of how stupid the root cause was it can turn deadly in the blink of an eye.
Regards,
Gary