# So a local bank got robbed, hires security. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407 "2008-12-02T21:52:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/1 "2008-12-02T21:52:05Z")
I work for a bank. The holiday season sees its share of robberies. There was one just down the street just the other day. The next day they had a security guard. :rolleyes: [GUARD](http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3-k_6Qw5UvZkc8zvgvyXfQ?authkey=XDw_UoGEKh8) I cropped the photo so the bank name was not revealed. ---
**Author:** ![CAT\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/2 "2008-12-02T22:02:37Z")
I hope they were just sneezing down their coat or something, and NOT sleeping! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/3 "2008-12-02T22:13:36Z")
He’s licking a ketchup stain off his jacket. Right? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/4 "2008-12-02T22:34:35Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > He’s licking a ketchup stain off his jacket. Right? I think there’s a burger hidden in there. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/5 "2008-12-02T23:26:59Z")
No, she was snoring…sound asleep. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/6 "2008-12-02T23:30:44Z")
You DID forward that picture to whoever’s in charge at your bank, didn’t you? Assuming they didn’t already witness this personally. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/7 "2008-12-02T23:44:59Z")
Well her other job is night watchman at a coffee store. She’s gotta sleep sometime. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/8 "2008-12-02T23:54:49Z")
Bank security almost never works for the actual bank. They are usually contracted through private security firms, so they might be the ones to contact. Often the same one is not there the next day, too. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/9 "2008-12-03T16:41:48Z")
Didn’t they watch Seinfeld? You never give a security guard a chair. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/10 "2008-12-03T17:01:17Z")
As my brother is so fond of saying, “If its so valuable, why are you only paying someone minimum wage to guard it?” ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/11 "2008-12-03T17:14:33Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > He’s licking a ketchup stain off his jacket. Right? He? ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/12 "2008-12-03T17:22:16Z")
They hired a Boohbah! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/13 "2008-12-03T17:42:36Z")
I never realized that a woman could use her own boobs as a pillow. How convienant. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-local-bank-got-robbed-hires-security/475407/14 "2008-12-03T17:50:26Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Bank security almost never works for the actual bank. They are usually contracted through private security firms, so they might be the ones to contact. Often the same one is not there the next day, too. You contact the bank so they know they aren’t getting the services they paid for from their vendor. The bank has the leverage with the vendor, as they are the customer. It wouldn’t hurt to contact the security company per se, but the best course of action is to contact the bank as a disgruntled customer so they can use their leverage against the security company.