City of El Paso Hiring G4S Security

Before I discuss the news I learned today, I'd like to introduce myself. I've been lurking ATS for months now so I am not new to the information I see here on a daily basis. Everything I think or want to discuss has already been posted before me so I never bothered signing up until today.

For those who have been reading the past few days, I learned that many hundreds of tanks were being carried on a train out in the open in California for everyone to see. Supposedly our government is going to send our military to the southern border (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) for an agenda I am not clear of. This information is only what I have learned from speculation, I am not stating that this is fact.

Anyways, I was on FB and ran into this news article stating :

City Council on Tuesday planned on reviewing a contract between EPPD and G4S Secure Solutions said to provide prisoner booking, transportation and watch services.

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I live in El Paso, where we have the biggest military base in the country; Fort Bliss. We have more than enough officers including soldiers. Ft. Bliss takes up 1/4 of the city because it is so damn huge. I do not see any reason why the city wants to hire G4S when we have the man power back home. If anything they should create more jobs instead of spending the tax money outside the city.

I might just be a little paranoid but I don't like the news of this one bit.

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They may have tried that rout with the military base and tacitly found out that they themselves might not provide the most secure security. A lot of people currently serving in the US military could easily turn a blind eye to border crossings. They may have gone with G4S because they feel that there will be less issued regarding that.

Does seem like a really expensive option though. almost a waste of money.

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Why are they using a British security company?

You may have heard about the G4S fiasco at the London Olympics:-

www.guardian.co.uk...

G4S have a very bad reputation here in the UK. This story is one to watch.
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In April 1993 G4S (then branded Group 4) held a carefully stage managed press conference to resolve public relations problems after four prisoners were lost in the first seven days of their contract to transport prisoners about. Just after the press conference it was revealed a further two had been lost.[42] In 1993 Tony Blair described their performance as a comedy of errors during the first ten days of their contract to transport prisoners.[43] [44]

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