Well, I've just finished my shift and, even though as a security officer I accept I may be put at some risk, I've rarely felt as nervous as I did last night. My patrol area covers everything from Parramatta, through Bankstown, Hurstville, back around through Ashfield and everything in between. There were a lot of people out on the streets last night and I was drawing more than my fair share of stares as I drove past. I was speaking with a couple of Ambulance drivers and they were only attending critical call-outs all night, and had Police escorts for half of them.
Normally I have no problem going anywhere in my area - most people don't think twice about a marked security car attending alarms or doing patrols, but last night it seemed as though everybody was watching me closely.