Manhattan buildings for super rich hire armed guards for possible Election Day unrest [More]
I wonder how committed those guards will be if a mob pulling tumbrels shows up. I wonder how safe those buildings and their inhabitants will be if the guards kill an unarmed "peaceful demonstrator" of color.
[Via Dave Licht]
2 comments:
Reminds me of the last time I visited Venezuela, except that the "guards" wore OD instead of blue and were a lot younger and more fit.
When the Roman Emperors swapped out the Romans in their Praetorian Guard and replaced them with Germanic mercenaries the found out two important facts.
1. Mercenaries want to go home at the end of their shift. If the odds start to look too iffy, they're gone.
2. Their loyalty is first and foremost to their wallets. If someone outbids your offered price, your bodyguards can be flipped into assassins in a heartbeat.
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