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 you re going to hit somebody, make sure you take them up a back alley where there s no cameras. that s assault. it s outrageous, absolutely outrageous. security guard: guys, | just show us in your bags? all right, great, thank you, cheers. so, how do you know whether you re at a venue which is taking security seriously like this one? you both together? are standards the same everywhere? there are some places where they have security outside and people are always watching what s going on, but there are also places that don t really take it seriously. just unzip the front pocket. if you go out to a bar or venue, you may have security checks,
that we were failed on every level. as well as the police, there s been damning criticism of the private companies responsible for security at the arena. the venue was operated by a company called smg. it contracted its security for events to showsec. both admit some failings. both say they have learned lessons. central to it all is what happened in the city room prior to the explosion. an hour before the concert ended, while the audience was still inside the arena, here is abedi, walking in. he goes straight to the stairs and up to a hiding place he checked out before, out of sight, on this balcony, in a cctv blindspot.
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the stewards at manchester arena, but not all remember seeing it, and some click through important modules on their phones in seconds. showsec say that if any individual stewards failed on the night, away from showsec, enquiries now shone a light on other parts of the security industry in general. to be a steward, you canjust turn up and get a jacket and go and stand at an event. they badge themselves as security, it s as far removed from securities you can get. from security as you can get. john told the enquiry 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 you re going to hit somebody, make sure you take them up a back alley where there are no cameras.
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