A FORMER director of
a York security firm has called for all pub and nightclub
doormen to be tested for drugs.
Deane Hibbert, a
former director of Full Stop Security, which supplies doormen to
a number of bars and takeaways in York, believes all door staff
should have to take a compulsory drugs test before they are
employed.
He claims it
would bring the profession into line with similar professions.
"My concerns are
that our longstanding profession has always been steeped with
criminality and issues around door staff and other security
staff being involved in soliciting the sale of contraband
substances which are illegal under UK law," he said.
"What the
security profession doesn't make provision for like for is
random drug testing as a condition of employment as in the case
of the police.
"I think it would
be fair to assume that there are individuals within our security
networks who indulge in and sell illegal substances while
carrying out their duties in their various places of employment.
"All you need to
do is go out in York on a Friday or Saturday night to see how
grotesque some of the door supervisors appear - muscle bound,
full of negative attitude and aggression.
"Many people seem
to know what goes on but don't seem interested enough to
challenge such behaviours. My challenge to York Council would be
to research the issue and implement strategies to combat this
ever increasing problem before it's too late to save our
community from this epidemic."
