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IN THE NEWS

July 4^th, 2008

After a series of violent fights, one of the senior bodyguards to the Duchess of Cornwall shot himself. When his wife of 20 years left him, Sgt. Richard Fuller sent a text message to his wife, saying he “could not live without her.” Fuller was 55 and the father of four adult children.

Two weeks into the couple’s trial separation, Fuller shot himself with his hunting rifle at his home in Bremhill, Wilts

Fuller had been in charge of security at Raymill House, the six-bedroom home in Wiltshire the Duchess bought after her divorce from her first husband. Fuller had a commendation for bravery in an exemplary career that spanned 29 years. He was a trained armed response officer with Wiltshire Police.

According to the inquest, a complaint had been made against him in 2006 claiming he’d used excessive force during an arrest. He was acquitted of the charge, but the incident caused depression and weighed heavily on the man. He felt he was “losing control” of his personal and professional lives, and was prescribed anti-depressant drugs by the psychiatrist who was helping him.

The separation in February was the couples 2^nd, the first was in January last year, due to Fuller’s aggressive behavior towards his wife. Mrs. Fuller spent time at their home to prepare meals and tend to their horse.On

March 9^th, just two weeks after the 2^nd trial separation, Mrs. Fuller, received the text message from her husband. Alarmed, she contacted a colleague in the police department and they found him dead of gunshot wounds in his bed.

As is customary, all guns were removed from his home after he took time off work with depression, and Fuller’s firearms permit was revoked in January 200.7. However, the permit was reinstated in May that year.

Mark Johnson, Sgt Fuller’s son from his first marriage, expressed concern at the inquest. He felt given his father’s mental state, he didn’t understand why the police had allowed his father to keep guns. After the inquest, Superintendant Matt Pullen of Wiltshire police stated “Because of the critical nature of a firearms officer’s duties, they are subject to constant, rigorous and regular checks, and there was no breach of any of these processes.”

This list appeared at executive-protection-news.com, and I thought it might be worthy of further examination. If you are considering this career, ask yourself if you possess these qualities, because you’ll put every one of these into use on the job!!

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According to the Associated Press, Javon Walker was beaten and left unconscious on a street in Las Vegas. The Oakland Raiders wide receiver had been partying, and was found a little after 7:00 a.m. He was hospitalized with “significant injuries.” A large amount of cash and some jewelry were taken.

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This goes in the “what was he thinking?” file. Walker is rumored to have dropped $15,000 on the party the evening prior to discovering him unconscious on the street. He has a six-year, $55 million contract with the Raiders, where was his security?

I shudder to think just how bad this whole situation might have turned out. What if he had been permanently injured or crippled by his attackers? His career would be over. The cost to hire a few bodyguards for the night is so minimal for a man with his affluence–it’s laughable. It’s like you or I purchasing a pizza! Given the average cost of a visit to the emergency room, the surgery, medications, and the stay in the hospital, he has far surpassed the cost of hiring personal protection.

Perhaps he felt his size as a ball player would intimidate any would-be attackers, and so he didn’t feel the need for protection? I’ve no idea, I’m speculating. I’m guessing it was a group of men who attacked him, and even the biggest of men can’t thwart an attack by 2, 3 or 4 guys! 

Beyond preventing a physical attack, Walker needs to think about public perception. Having a bodyguard or two on hand would have meant that someone had his back. After a night of heavy partying, his security would have arranged to get him home safely. Being found unconscious on a street after a party paints a very negative picture of the man. Let’s be honest here, we’re all thinking he must have been extremely intoxicated and disoriented, and clearly, he was unprotected.

I hope that other celebrities and sports figures heed this story.

Hello there.  This is Jeff, the mostly silent other half of Bodyguard Careers.  Whereas Hucky serves as our face to the outside world, my role with Bodyguard Careers is mainly behind the scenes.  I am the geek who writes the code that makes this site work.  I am also the one with the sunglasses on in the photo below (from my first and only Executive Protection assignment).

I am writing to you because this past weekend, we decided to roll out a new design for the website.  I’m sure you have already noticed, but I wanted to call your attention to the several new features that we have added to the site, as well as a new three column layout.  We are hoping that this layout makes it easier to find information without scrolling, and it also gives us a lot of open space to add cool new features to the site (like the poll to your right).

A lot has changed since we first launched this site back in 2005, including my ability to quickly implement new features within the WordPress platform (that is the software we use for this blog).  Bodyguard Careers was actually the first blog I ever created with WordPress, and since then I have helped implement WordPress on more than 30 other sites.

In addition to maintaining the blog, we also implemented a fully functional resume tracking and candidate management system behind the scenes to aide in job searches.  Did you know that our bodyguard resume database has 1301 resumes?  There’s a good chance that is the biggest in the industry!  We have also had over 2400 people sign up for our weekly email list.  We are constantly humbled by the quality of the community surrounding our site.  We couldn’t do it without you!

With the new redesign, we have a great opportunity to further improve the community around Bodyguard Careers, and I am seeking your help.  Is there anything that you want to see us add to Bodyguard Careers?  Is there anything that you don’t particularly like about the new design (and don’t say you don’t like the advertisements, because they pay the bills and aren’t going away!)  I am looking for honest feedback on how to improve the site, and I think with your input we can make truly make this site “world class.”

If you have any suggestions, questions, comments, please fill out the new contact form or leave a comment below.  I will do my best to implement your suggestions, as long as they fit into Hucky’s master plan. Afterall, this is his baby!

Stay Safe,

Jeff