While I admit that some individuals in the bouncing profession are douche bags (as in EVERY profession), I have to say that the assumption that they are all meat-head, horny jocks, who are out to ruin your night, annoys the crap out of me. I go downtown every so often, like much of the 19-30 year olds in Halifax, and I go to a variety of bars, and I have encountered one or two assholes at the door. However, the majority of the bouncers whom I have met are nice guys (one or two gals) who are just doing their job and trying to make sure everyone has a good night. After the amount of stupidity I have seen, especially the fights, if nothing else, I feel bad that bouncers have to deal with people who are old enough to drink legally, yet have not mastered how to behave in public. They are trying to keep you out of trouble, but time and time again I hear,
“Bouncers are assholes.”
“They just want the power.”
“All they want to do is fight.”
These statements are untrue and completely generalized. People have one experience with one dickhead and assume they’re all shit heads. I have had bouncers watch my drinks for me, for safety, I’ve had them get creeps away from me, I’ve seem them stop countless fights, end extreme sexual harassment situations, even provide medical attention. Bouncers are like people in any job, there are a few rotten apples, but give them respect, their job is keep everyone safe and law abiding, and thus in their way assuring you have a great night. —Bar Patron
This article appears in Jul 7-13, 2011.
just like any other job, there are assholes, and there are good people. some just happen to be at the wrong place at wrong time. generally, as a rule, most bouncers are not allowed to put hands on you, if you are not in a fight, it is assault, plain and simple. but many people won’t go the court route. most won’t even call the cops, because a lot of bouncers are off duty cops to begin with. stick to your guns, and give hard time back people, but do it in court.
Hmm, let me guess the OP.
19-21 blond party girl who the bouncers are just the nicest to, and keep the icky creeps while you kiss your BFF just for funs.
@Matthew Luthor. I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic, based on the fact that the title is “stop generalizing” and your comment is just that. In fact that is that you could not be more off, that doesn’t describe me at all (: I’m just annoyed by what I hear others say. In fact when I go to bars I tend to be the soberest one, thus my unclouded judgment of the bar staff, and do not qualify in the slightest as a “bar-sexual”.
actually bouncers ARE allowed to put hands on you to remove you from their private establishment if you have been asked to leave and refuse. you idiot LS
You have to know how to be an asshole to be a bouncer. Same if you wanna be a cop. Society needs assholes, they make the world go round, they get shit done. There are dickhead bouncers and good ones. Problem is there is little to discourage them from being dickheads. They can brutally assault someone right in front of the cops, often times 2 or three bouncers beating on one person. It’s like they’re above the law.
I think once you’ve been doing that work a certain amount of time it’s hard not to be a fuckwad.
You might be more understanding of the label these guys get if you were a guy, OP.
OP, who cares. If they give you a hard time, go somewhere else. It’s not like Halifax doesn’t have other bars.
I run into the same dealie with Security Guards…(being one I mean). We’re all cop wannabes with bad attitudes and sticks up our asses about how great we are. We’re racist rent-a-cops who get a kick out of hassling people because we can… There are some, and I cringe when I hear them talking about ‘arm-bar take downs’, and blah, blah, blah. I was trained to do that stuff as well… I prefer using words first… but I know what reasonable use of force is… some bouncers/security guards/cops and book sellers should learn it too.
LOL – Book sellers pack some serious heat Rosie. All those days leafing idly through Jane’s Book Of Pistols & Submachineguns makes one downright envious. I prefer the Heckler & Koch MP5-K because it’s small, accurate and when some hopped-up Kerouac groupie slips his leash, you want 30 rounds of 9-mil. And you want it NOW!
I believe it!
They say security guards are failed cops… but cops are failed book sellers!
…and booksellers are failed F-14 pilot/Navy SEAL/Marine biologist/International playboy/Astronaut/Spies. >: ( *El Sigh*
And Tom Clancey was a failed insurance salesman!
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I hate bouncers! I’ve never had a good encounter with one. I was at a bar a while ago and heard one guy tell bouncers NOT to hit him in the head since he had a previous head injury, they did just that. Once my husband was put in a choke hold so hard that he lost his voice for weeks. And lets just say he was not refusing to leave an establishment, or causing a scene, but simply helping out a friend. The assult was not even on the establishments grounds but the bouncer followed us outside!!!! The police wouldn’t file a report because there was no video surveillance. I can honestly say I haven’t personally met one bouncer that wasn’t rude, intimidating and on a powertrip.
John, John, John, you are wrong. Failed Navy SEALs go on TV spouting off their Conspiracy Theories.
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…or write hilarious fiction, with themselves as the main character.
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They could be doing what you two do I guess but … you know.