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Jon told the inquiry about his experience with a company unrelated to showsec. training standards are low. the course i was on was a disgrace. the trainer, quite openly, was saying, you know, if youre going to hit somebody, make sure you take them up a back alley where theres no cameras... thats assault. its outrageous, absolutely outrageous. security guard: guys, | just show us in your bags? all right, great, thank you, cheers. so, how do you know whether youre at a venue which is taking securi...

Of the senior managers in showsec. he said to me, "jon, dont expect too much from these people "because if they werent here, theyd be flipping burgers." jon lavery served as a police officer for 30 years and then went to work for showsec. jon wasnt on shift on the night of the attack but he was in the city room as a supervisor the week before. he says blame shouldnt be laid on individual stewards. because of a lack of training, theyjust dont think to use their initiative. some do, some of them a...