Bouncer helped quell ruckus at nightclub
In response to the editorial, “By bouncing a few bouncers city night spots could be safer” (April 29): I agree that Greensboro police officers need to make regular visits to bars and nightclubs to ensure that their safety measures also comply with the law.
One incident where I found bouncers to be useful was when I was at a bar for a concert and a guy who kept coming near me was obviously quite drunk. He fell back into the guy behind him, who caught the man.
Well, the drunk whirled around and swung at the man who caught him, catching him right above the eyes, gashing his eyelid.
The bouncers quickly ran over and knocked the man to the floor, before picking him up and carrying him through the bar and throwing him out onto the street.
It would sure be a shame not to have that safety or reliance with this new information surfacing about bouncers’ problems with possession of drugs, guns without permits, etc.
A bouncer’s job is to maintain safety of people in the nightclub or bar, not aiding in a problem.
Emily Scott
Greensboro
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It's painfully obvious...we need Rosa Klebb to bring these bouncers under her big tent where they will have proper sensitivity training and instructions on how to change and powder the troublemakers.
Posted on May 6, 2009 6:58 AM
I've heard a few people brag about being at the race where Fireball Roberts was killed.
I'm glad they got their money's worth.
Posted on May 6, 2009 7:25 AM
Someone was drunk in a bar? When did this start happening?
Posted on May 6, 2009 7:27 AM
Not only sensitivity training, but like the WS Fire Dept. they also need ensure proper bouncer diversity.
Posted on May 6, 2009 7:39 AM
Molene -
Not only did I witness Fireball Roberts become a crispy crunchy, I also was present October 3rd, 1951 @ the Polo Grounds as Bobby Thomson's home run propelled the NY Giants past the Brooklyn Dodgers and into the World Series.
Posted on May 6, 2009 8:14 AM
Emily: that was me. I wasn't drunk. I have MS. I was trying to get your attention to let you know your girlfriend was leaving with a chick that wasn't a chick. No good deed goes unpunished.
Posted on May 6, 2009 9:16 AM
Emily: that was me. I wasn't drunk. I have MS. I was trying to get your attention to let you know your girlfriend was leaving with a chick that wasn't a chick. No good deed goes unpunished.
Posted on May 6, 2009 9:16 AM
Monica, was it the big bang or did God speak it into being?
Posted on May 6, 2009 11:17 AM
Little do I enjoy more than a big bang -
Posted on May 6, 2009 11:30 AM
Monica, I love it when you talk that way!
Posted on May 6, 2009 12:56 PM