Welcome to the BLACKWATCH Blog. The following are the most recent posts.
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Protests-There’s Right and Wrong Ways to Do It
At Blackwatch, we are firm believers in the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights. As such, we strongly believe in the People’s right to protest, whether we agree with the message or not. However, if you’re not following the law, you’re risking arrest, your message will go unheard, and the people for whom you want…
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The Cost of Good Security
The following is based on the Colorado (Denver Metro specifically) economy, crime stats, and cost of living. For other states and varying economies, you’ll need to calculate for those areas. How much are you paying for security? Is the marginal utility (cost/benefit) worth it? Has it helped reduce crime? Do the people on your property…
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Excellent Week of Training!
First, I want to thank all the tenants of our office building for their patience and understanding the importance of what we were doing. Our training guns (airsoft and pepper ball) are loud and our appearance with the training guns, gas masks, and riot helmets can be a bit startling. Unfortunately, we all live in…
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Equal Opportunity Employer – In the Truest Sense
Equal Opportunity Employer – In the Truest Sense What’s behind the Name? Twice in the three and a half years we’ve been operating, we’ve been told our name was racist without any research into our company (once in our first year, and again recently). The origin of our name is on our website. The company…
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Crime is Down Overall, but Is Your Business Safe
Crime is Down Overall by 12.4% in Aurora, CO, but Is Your Business Safe Crime Data Based on data from the City of Aurora – Crime Data, there has been a 12.4% decrease in overall crime in 2023 compared to 2022. However, for business owners, this decline offers little relief as criminals adapt and find…
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Disabled Parking
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people park in disabled parking spaces who are perfectly capable of walking. The perfectly-abled people that park in these spaces are lazy, inconsiderate, and/or self-entitled. Case in point, we have a commercial office building that we protect. In this building is a drug and alcohol testing facility.…
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