Comments on: Michael Jackson’s Bodyguards latest to tell-all

By: Micheal Jackson’s ‘bodyguards’ break code of silence. |

Micheal Jackson’s ‘bodyguards’ break code of silence. | — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:39:36 +0000

[...] Harlan (Hucky) Austin is a well known Personal Protection Specialist. Recently he spoke out about Micheal Jackson’s former bodyguards speaking publicly about what it was like protecting the King of Pop. Huck’s article can be found here. [...]

By: Jerry MacCauley

Jerry MacCauley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:39:05 +0000

I’m in agreement with all of the posted viewpoints and will add one more. Since when does EP not know how to perform CPR? Are there any more questions about professionalism?

There will always be those who get into this field for the wrong reasons and based on the wrong expectations. Maybe the best way to differentiate professionals from these clowns is to pursue excellence in our own careers. Good cops always deal with the perception that most cops are crooked, especially when a headline-making bonehead incedent is reported. However, the good cops win over critics by acting professionally. It’s PR and we are all responsible for our image.

By: Doc Rogers

Doc Rogers — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:15:24 +0000

There is no business relationship that involves a higher degree of trust and confidence than that of a professional bodyguard and the client, alive or deceased.

Professional bodyguards honorably and faithfully keep the things that their clients do or say in strict confidence; this includes negative and positive observations and comments made by their clients. Professional bodyguards should play by the rules and the game calls for honor, loyalty and respect.

These bodyguards are violating the unwritten code of professional conduct and making the professionals in the business all look bad and give us a bad rep!
Omertà (the code of silence) applies to your clients living or dead, whatever happen to loyalty and solidarity in our business? Keep Safe and God Speed. Doc Rogers

By: Sunwolf

Sunwolf — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:37:25 +0000

It is a sad day when those who choose to serve as protectors dishonour the code. I agree, we took an unwritten oath not to reveil what clients do, protecting their privacy for all time. Meaning we take it to the grave… Peace, and be safe.

By: PeaceMaka

PeaceMaka — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:12 +0000

I have sat here and read most of everyone’s comment and I concur.

By: peter

peter — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:21 +0000

everyone here is right,i was with my client when we got the news,men you need to see the look on his face.i hope this won,t effect my job.

By: Six

Six — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:21:58 +0000

Loyalty, discipline and humility are the three biggest attributes I look for in an agent. From my point of view MJ’s former bodyguards compromised those first two points big time. What I saw was a vale attempt to pretend to protect his honor, as they attempted to position their upcoming book. Where is the loyalty and discipline, if you are protecting the confidentiality from the working relationship there is no content for the book.

By: Hucky

Hucky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:55:37 +0000

Tammy, I’m not sure what your background is with regard to executive protection. But from your comments, it appears to me that your understanding of the EP industry at best is limited. There are several principles that govern our industry; client confidentiality is very high on the list. I am not even going to get into a discussion about what their true intentions were, simply because it’s irrelevant. But what I will say is, dead or alive, all true professionals in this industry have an obligation to never ever share information about their client. No matter what the circumstances are!

By: Dusty

Dusty — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:37:12 +0000

This behaviour makes it harded for those of us who strive to unhold the ethicial and moral bases of trust – one of the corner stones of our craft.

By: Carlos Amaya

Carlos Amaya — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:54:22 +0000

I am upset and sadden by what these three individual have done! If anything good can come out their actions is that we can confirm and reaffirm for ourselves and if you have in your team rookie bodyguards, you can use and show them this as an example of what not to do.