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Not Aggressive Enough - or - Falling In Shit & Still Smelling Like A Rose

I was getting complaints on me that I was "too aggressive". It turned out to be a bunch of bullshit.

I found out who the complainants were. The ones who said I was "too aggressive" are one from another shift in my department and one from another department. The two of them got together and made a beef with a corporate head who made the formal complaint to my corporate head that I had engaged in some "aggressive behavior" toward a "Customer" and a "Fellow Team Member."

I saw a man enter the casino carrying an illegal knife on his belt. I approached the security officer in the doorway and reported what I had seen. The security officer called it in over his radio. He was a new guy (I'll call him, New Guy) and didn't know what to do. I approached the guy with the knife (I'll call him, Guy with the Knife) and informed him that he should turn the blade over to security while in the casino or leave the property immediately. New Guy smiled and said that it was O.K. to carry the weapon so long as he did not take it out of the sheath. I ignored New Guy and told Guy with the Knife that he should do what I tell him. Guy with the Knife wanted to be argumentative. I told him to refrain from argument and do what I tell him. Guy with the Knife got scared, shut his trap and walked out the door.

New Guy was confused. I explained the incident to him. He was grateful for the clarifying thoughts (that are in his own department's Standard Operating Procedures Manual) I had to offer and thanked me for my help. He was new to the job and admitted that was something he should have known to look for, what to report and what to do about it. Yeah, I'm sure he's a nice guy and probably wouldn't hurt a fly except in self-defense, thus the knife - but we have to follow the rules and maintain absolute certain standards in a place where people drink booze, gamble, lose their money, get pissed off and want to start a fight.

The two who saw me tearing the two guys a new asshole took offense to what they saw and reported me. New Guy was grateful and explained in his "Let's Figure Out If We Should Fire Little Nicky" interview the part the two had forgot to tell where they never should have opened their stupid fucking mouths to begin with: I was right.

Whoops.

I got off with a smile and a handshake where I could have gotten off completely. It makes no difference to me either way. I could have their asses in a wringer for this little episode, but the ignorant will go on and be ignorant anyhow.

New Guy asked me later like a joke what I would have done if the guy would have pulled the knife on me. I told him I would have done the same thing I did to the last guy who tried to pull his knife on me: broke his left arm and some ribs before he hit the ground, split the back of his head open when he hit the ground and left him lying in a pool of his own blood. The cops handcuffed him and threw him in jail.

I would have beaten that fucker's ass a lot faster and better than I did but I was suffering from a case of the flu at the time. My first thought was to simply take him out at the right knee, bend it ninety degrees against the natural arc, but I was weak from the flu and it slowed my attack. He made two moves toward me before I took action. Pathetic. The flu can really fuck you up. I could have really gotten hurt in that fiasco.

Anyway, I don't think I am all that aggressive. I did the right thing and that's what's important.

Little Nicky

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Dang!
Submitted by 40SigFan on Mon, 12/20/2004 - 03:40.

For that last part: I should hire you to protect me at work! LOL!

For the rest: Dang! Ok, that makes no sense, were they that bored?!

Are people allowed to bring knives in to a casino at all, or is just certain sizes or something? I'm just curious. I always figured anything resembling a weaponing was a no no in a casino.

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Bored & Disgruntled
Submitted by Little Nicky on Tue, 12/21/2004 - 23:25.

Yeah, they're bored, all right. Nothing else to do but stand around with their heads up their asses instead of doing what they are supposed to be doing: working. Imagine that! You get hired to do a job and then they actually expect you to do something. What an insult, huh? Well, it is that way for some people, but not me. The two assholes who complained didn't know what the hell they were talking about and made trouble for themselves. Now, they have me on their ass. That is not necessarily a good thing.
I remedied their situation of being bored and disgruntled by visiting with the right people in their respective departments and giving the right people a heads up on what these grumbling nit-wits are up to on any given day. Now, a few days later, they aren't bored and disgruntled anymore. We have found work for them to do. Amazing how that works, aint it?
As for the weapons: Check the laws concerning weapons in your state before you carry. Learn them, know them, live them - and you will stay out of trouble.
As for carrying weapons in a casino, it depends on what state and what casino you are in. Again, check the laws concerning weapons in your state before you carry. Learn them, know them, live them - and you will stay out of trouble. If you enter a casino with your weapon, concealed or otherwise, stop in and ask their security people what you should do. Most of the time, they will simply ask you to check your weapon and secure it in a strongbox while you are in the casino. If you do not wish to give up your weapon, you will be asked to leave. If you do not leave when asked to do so, you could possibly end up the way the guy who pulled the knife on me ended up. I don't take one ounce of lip from anyone when it comes to weapons, even though it really isn't my job to deal with it anyway. Give up the gun or get the fuck out - or pay the consequences for not doing so. I don't like troublemakers and smartasses with weapons one bit and I deal with them accordingly. Again, check the laws concerning weapons in your state before you carry. Learn them, know them, live them - and you will stay out of trouble.
Security officers usually don't ask questions. They just ask you to show an ID and secure your weapon for you. The officers are a lot nicer and more helpful than people think. All they want to do is make sure people are safe while they visit the casino. That is their main concern. Again, check the laws concerning weapons in your state before you carry. Learn them, know them, live them - and you will stay out of trouble.
If you enter the casino with a concealed weapon and don't want to check it, take my advice: 1. Be damn sure you have a permit (if required) for the weapon you are carrying and that you have the permit with you when you enter. 2. Refrain from any bad behavior and/or behavior that will draw any unnecessary attention to you. 3. Refrain from consuming any alcohol or being under the influence of any other substance while you are carrying a weapon. If you get stopped by the cops or security with booze on your breath and a gun under your coat, in your purse or on your belt, permit or no permit - you are in a world of shit. Period. You won't be able to talk your way out of it. I promise you that.
Check the laws concerning weapons in your state before you carry. Learn them, know them, live them - and you will stay out of trouble.
Little Nicky

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