Security Practitioners cannot afford Professional bias. The cultural landscape is changing with a rainbow of incoming migrant cultures and religions.

Surgeons do get second opinions because the lives of other depends on their decision making and so too should security practitioners.

So, this second opinion is informing security practitioners that undertake security risk investigations besides mange incidents and emergencies should step now into actions that are relative and relevant for the here and now besides tomorrow.

Face Reality
Some countries could have already 15 to 30 percent of their population that are immigrants. Apparently, Sweden has reached 30 percent and rest assured so will the others reach that figure and more within 5 years.

Let’s keep in mind the current landscape has created a situation whereas countries could have growing polarized neighbourhoods that are culturally or religiously managed and controlled by residents.

All security practitioners should be able to read people and the situation. This is their job function. When they are unable to read people then they have no idea of what is truly happening under their own nose. This should be their biggest nightmare!

When the security mission is to find the crime and stop it – protect sites and save lives then one has to comprehend the following namely,

In one culture something could be considered as a heinous crime and in another culture – it is not a crime.

Some cultures have woman’s rights and other do not.

A particular culture could be highly offended when touched with the left hand, or if a person is displaying the sole of their shoe (foot) towards them.

A security investigator could be confused when a person is smiling at them instead of displaying anger and fear.

We could go on and on, but the point is – that if security practitioners are trained to read others – then that does not mean a ‘westerner’ can read other cultures.

Consequently, the Security Practitioner that has professional bias is inviting reputational damage, life threatening scenarios or increased number of deadly incidents.

Professional security identifies the threat and weaponize security with knowledge and appropriate besides relevant skills for the current threats and projected threats.

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