For you Kroger shoppers...

[Jack Burton]

You're on your own, now...

Kroger Grocery Chain Disarming Its Security Guards

 

[Que]

Who depends on the store security guards? Most security guards aren't going to risk their life to help anybody.

 

[indykid]

I have never seen a security guard in the Kroger I shop at, and I know the manager and she told me she prefers her customers to be carrying.

 

[MCgrease08]

I've never seen an armed guard at any Kroger I've been to.

From the story it sounds like the company they use for security is disarming the guards, not Kroger itself. They could decide to switch security providers.

Although IIRC, Kroger fired a manager at an Indy location for fatally shooting a robber in the act of holding up the store a few years ago. They hung him out to dry despite the fact that he potentially saved the lives of several employees who had been corralled into a back office.

One of those employees decided to sue for emotional distress and Kroger dropped the manager like a hot potato.

*Edit - Manager resigned, he wasn't fired. See more info in my post below.

 

[Mark 1911]

Who needs armed security guards? Kroger managers are bad a$$es!

 

[SEIndSAM]

I'm not too concerned, I can't remember the last time I went when I wasn't armed???

 

[Bunnykid68]

I've never seen an armed guard at any Kroger I've been to.

From the story it sounds like the company they use for security is disarming the guards, not Kroger itself. They could decide to switch security providers.

Although IIRC, Kroger fired a manager at an Indy location for fatally shooting a robber in the act of holding up the store a few years ago. They hung him out to dry despite the fact that he potentially saved the lives of several employees who had been corralled into a back office.

One of those employees decided to sue for emotional distress and Kroger dropped the manager like a hot potato.

Not sure if it was a manager or not but they fired his ass, and the perps(guy trying to get his life back on track and was a good boy) mother was trying to sue Kroger over it as well. Not sure whatever happened with that.

 

[halfmileharry]

Dumbarses advertising unarmed security guards. Go ahead and give the fox a pass to the chicken coop while you're at it.
Though I shop Kroger almost exclusively I've never seen a guard.
I don't worry though....Joe Biden protects me

 

[MCgrease08]

Kroger Manager Turns Down Offer to Return to Work | Indy's News Center - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis - Live. Local. First.

You're right BK. It was the perp's mom that sued for wrongful death because mgr was carrying in violation of store policy.

Kroger offered to give him his job back after prosecutor decided not to file charges. He resigned. He wasn't fired.

Not sure if it was a manager or not but they fired his ass, and the perps(guy trying to get his life back on track and was a good boy) mother was trying to sue Kroger over it as well. Not sure whatever happened with that.

 

[chezuki]

For the record, central Indiana Kroger stores don't use the company listed in the article.

 

[level0]

I like my Kroger gas, but I have not seen a security guard at the grocery stores I frequent. I provide my own security.

 

[Lectric102002]

Just got home from shopping at the Avon Kroger. Not a guard in sight.

Did see a suspicious looking five year old girl in the parking lot, though.

 

[nakinate]

Just got home from shopping at the Avon Kroger. Not a guard in sight.

Did see a suspicious looking five year old girl in the parking lot, though.

I hope you ran away screaming. That's the only logical thing to do when carrying in the presence of a 5 year old.

 

[chezuki]

You aren't likely to see them.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

You aren't likely to see them.

 

[mrjarrell]

Meh. I shop at Walmart and Meijer. Neither of them care what I carry or how I carry.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Kroger has security guards?

 

[Bennettjh]

I'm not too concerned, I can't remember the last time I went when I wasn't armed???

Same here. I can't recall seeing an armed guard in my local Kroger.

 

[Lectric102002]

Kroger has security guards?

I'm going with .............. no.

 

[nakinate]

I'm going with .............. no.

Kroger is probably a lot like Marsh in this aspect. The vast majority don't have security guards, but those locations in rougher neighborhoods will employ guards at certain hours of the evening. I worked for Marsh for 10 years and a few stores I worked at had armed guards and armed (plain clothes) LP.