Fat Mall Cop

It was this specific experience that caused me to choose this topic. I felt that mall cops needed to be better understood for the dangerous job that they have. Most people believe that mall cops just ride around in their segways all day, but on this day that wasn’t the case. People need to understand the risk that come with being a mall cop. There are countless dangers inside of a highly public place that is a mall such as lethal attacks with weapons or diseases.
Mall cops have earned a negative image through movies or other irresponsible mall cops. Movies such as “Paul Blart Mall Cop” or “Observe and Report” have persuaded people to think negatively of mall cops. For example in both movies the mall cop is perceived as a fat mall cop who takes their job way too seriously. They both go out of their way to to stop criminals but in a goofy manner. Most mall cops do take their jobs seriously to protect others, but without all silliness that is Paul Blart playing rock band while the mall is being taken hostage. In a personal interview conducted by me with Richard Garcia, a mall cop from the Fashion Fair Mall in …show more content…
When the public is breaking rules or being rude they must be kicked out of the mall. This leads to a mall cop having to escort that person out. The problem though is that the person is refusing to leave. It's moments like these that mall cops must take action in which pepper spray can be the solution. It usually results with the person leaving if not having to call the police to force that person out the mall. Sometimes that isn’t the case as mall cops have the right to arrest people and even carry an armed weapon which is legal in some states. People don’t think highly of mall cops as law enforcement but with the right to arrest and carry a weapon you can beg to differ. Mall cops should be better understood for these reasons listed above for they are misunderstood