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Totoe · 14/07/2024 19:29

Do they get paid a lot?

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Psychoticbreak · 14/07/2024 19:27

Yeah it is literally what they do. I have dated 2 security detail/bodyguards in the past (briefly) and it was what they are trained for.

boxwithacat · 14/07/2024 19:25

Lellochip · 14/07/2024 19:06

It's how they protect their target, though I was just thinking what a terrible job they did, didn't cover him well at all. Someone could've quite easily got in a few more shots while he was doing his little victory first pumps, shoddy bodyguarding!

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Yes, and the female bodyguard was quite short so she didn’t cover his head. But she protected his body.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 14/07/2024 19:22

Several.years ago there was a 'shooting' (possibly blank bullets, I don't remember the details) at Prince Charles and all the bodyguards threw him to the ground and covered him with their bodies. It was an instant reaction.

boxwithacat · 14/07/2024 19:22

Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:42

Yes I do get that. Do we have the equivalent here? Would our bodyguards act the same? I suppose I’m surprised they didn't have bullet proof vests on like the police/army do.

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Of course they had vests on, they are bodyguards, what on earth are you on about? 😩😂 Trump probably also had one.

lastdayatschool · 14/07/2024 19:21

I thought they were very slow to get to their protectee tbh

TeaSoakedDisasterMagnet · 14/07/2024 19:20

Not quite a pile on Charles, but here is a video of Prince Charles being targeted in 1994. You can see he’s shoved out of the way by his bodyguard. The bodyguard’s job is to be between their principal and the threat.

King Charles deals with shots fired near him in Sydney in 1994 | RetroFocus

Officials wrestled a man to the ground after he fired two blank shots and appeared to lurch at then-Prince Charles while the future king was visiting Sydney ...

https://youtu.be/9e_GoHngOIE?si=YBXyFtlR0XwejQjf

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 14/07/2024 19:16

BMW6 · 14/07/2024 18:56

You've surely heard of the sniper who assassinated JFK????

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WHAT ! ! !
JFK has been assassinated?
When did that happen?
They've certainly kept that quiet. 😲

TorroFerney · 14/07/2024 19:16

How old are you op - do you remember Reagan getting shot at, they did the same then. In fact I think that was the same year Pope John Paul was shot - obviously all the rage in the 80's taking a pot shot at people you didn't like.

summeroccupation · 14/07/2024 19:15

Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:42

Yes I do get that. Do we have the equivalent here? Would our bodyguards act the same? I suppose I’m surprised they didn't have bullet proof vests on like the police/army do.

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They have vests on under their suit jackets.

boxwithacat · 14/07/2024 19:13

Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:58

I know they exist obviously but I never really thought about it in relation to a bodyguard’s job.
Probably because we don’t have that many guns here.

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This doesn’t make sense. What a weird post. 😂 Not knowing what a bodyguard’s job is.

Sillystrumpet · 14/07/2024 19:11

Lellochip · 14/07/2024 19:06

It's how they protect their target, though I was just thinking what a terrible job they did, didn't cover him well at all. Someone could've quite easily got in a few more shots while he was doing his little victory first pumps, shoddy bodyguarding!

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The shooter was killed immediately by return fire. They did cover him, and fast, if you watch the videos it’s seconds of time. They are humans not robots.

Justcallmebebes · 14/07/2024 19:10

Tgjjl · 14/07/2024 18:47

I should think the people on his detail probably support him politically.

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The people on his detail are secret service agents and their political affinity has no reckoning whatsoever on their assignments

Lellochip · 14/07/2024 19:06

Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:38

I was a little bit shocked to see them gathering round him putting themselves in the line of fire like that. Would that happen in this country? Never seen anything like it before and not sure how I feel about it.

It's how they protect their target, though I was just thinking what a terrible job they did, didn't cover him well at all. Someone could've quite easily got in a few more shots while he was doing his little victory first pumps, shoddy bodyguarding!

MrsLeonFarrell · 14/07/2024 19:00

Their job is to take a bullet if necessary. It doesn't matter if they agree with the person politically or like them, they can't do the job of they aren't prepared to be human shields.

This is why it is really important the people they are protecting do as they are told. Trump ducked immediately because that is what he has been told to do. The Senior royals don't shut their own car doors because the protection officer won't shut it until they make an assessment that it is the safe and they won't need to use the car for refuge.

If principals don't do what the protection officer says they risk all their lives.

WetBandits · 14/07/2024 18:59

They’re bodyguards, what did you think their job might entail? They will also be wearing bulletproof vests under their clothing.

Very scary stuff, I’m not a Trump fan in the slightest but if that bullet had hit him a couple of centimetres either side, it would’ve probably killed him.

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Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:58

BMW6 · 14/07/2024 18:56

You've surely heard of the sniper who assassinated JFK????

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I know they exist obviously but I never really thought about it in relation to a bodyguard’s job.
Probably because we don’t have that many guns here.

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BMW6 · 14/07/2024 18:56

Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:53

Well I guess I’m just lucky that I’ve never seen or thought about it before.

I do understand what you mean - it is literally in the name. I suppose I assumed a bodyguard’s job was to identify and tackle any potential attackers, not literally run to take bullets. But then a sniper isn't a scenario I have ever really contemplated either.

You've surely heard of the sniper who assassinated JFK????

MulberryBushRoundabout · 14/07/2024 18:54

Yes, close protection exists here too. More obvious when accompanying politicians etc to war zones. They are expected to physically protect the target with their own body.

I would assume they have less obvious vests under their jackets, but I don’t know that for certain.

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Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:53

Well I guess I’m just lucky that I’ve never seen or thought about it before.

I do understand what you mean - it is literally in the name. I suppose I assumed a bodyguard’s job was to identify and tackle any potential attackers, not literally run to take bullets. But then a sniper isn't a scenario I have ever really contemplated either.

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BMW6 · 14/07/2024 18:53

Of course it's the same here - and everywhere else in the world!

Wealthy private people pay a fortune in personal protection. Politicians and Royalty have PP provided by ther State.

All are expected to but themselves between harm and their client.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 14/07/2024 18:51

Well, there is the policeman outside Number 10, who has a whistle. Then there's Larry the Cat, who is, apparently, vicious when riled up (see early close-up press photos of Carrie's snagged tights).

Dragonsandcats · 14/07/2024 18:48

Bodyguards would be a bit pointless if they didn’t do that!

AhBiscuits · 14/07/2024 18:48

Yes it would be the same here.

SpudleyLass · 14/07/2024 18:47

Totoe · 14/07/2024 18:38

I was a little bit shocked to see them gathering round him putting themselves in the line of fire like that. Would that happen in this country? Never seen anything like it before and not sure how I feel about it.

They're fucking protection officers. Its literally their JOB to do so.