That would involve ex-secret service and ex special forces guys that have been training and practicing providing airtight security all their lives.
You're assuming that those still exist in the time of this universe. We have no idea what their government/military situation is. There's also the fact that he needed a huge increase in his personal security in a short time, so even though there may be plenty of highly skilled security personnel, it's possible that they're already assigned to someone else, and it may take time to put together a team of that size who have worked together on a regular basis.
You don't just hire a bunch of no name individuals off the street that have never worked together before and aren't familiar with each other.
He had something like a dozen guards. How many security companies do you think have a dozen guys waiting around who always work in groups of a dozen?
Sylvia notes that he recently hired EXTRA security, which probably means he has a few guys of his own, who likely haven't worked with the other X guys he hired, even if all of the rest came together, that's 2 groups of guys who don't know the other group. If the security company has groups that work in 4's to make sure they're a cohesive team that work well together, and he had to settle for hiring 2 groups of 4's who each work together, that's 4 guys who haven't worked with the other group of 4 guys who he hired, as well as the 4 guys from his personal security.
And really, your point of them NOT being incompetent is moot because when Sylvia walked in and one of the guards turned and aimed his gun at her, ALL of the other guys also turned around and pointed their guns at her. If they were a competent cohesive group that regularly works together as a 12 man team, they would likely cover him from all angles instead of focusing all of their attention on a single suspect who obviously wanted to get their attention.
It doesn't matter whether or not he would have hired the best because of his wealth, based on their reaction to a single person (who happened to be his daughter) they clearly weren't very good. There's also the fact that their boss should have briefed them on the fact that all of the extra security was to protect him from TWO people. So seeing one person as a potential threat would likely mean that at least one other person may be somewhere else in the general vicinity posing a threat to his life, and they should be looking out for that.
-He walks into the building with his dozen guards around him.
Good.-They're all looking in the same direction.
Bad.-One guy glances back a moment and sees a person with a gun.
Bad.-That guy says "Stop" and they all turn around, draw their guns, step toward her, and keep all of their attention on her.
Bad.-All of them seem to now be in front of Weis who pushes them aside to talk to her.
Bad.So even though it's logical that he'd hire the best, most cohesive team of security guards to protect himself, he clearly DIDN'T. And that's why Will was able to do what he did.
If there's an error here, it's not that Will was somehow able to sneak up on a highly skilled, cohesive security team, it's the fact that Weis hired a bunch of amateurs.
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12 years ago
You're assuming that those still exist in the time of this universe. We have no idea what their government/military situation is. There's also the fact that he needed a huge increase in his personal security in a short time, so even though there may be plenty of highly skilled security personnel, it's possible that they're already assigned to someone else, and it may take time to put together a team of that size who have worked together on a regular basis.
You're making a lot of excuses for what is plainly a plot hole.
He had something like a dozen guards. How many security companies do you think have a dozen guys waiting around who always work in groups of a dozen?
For the right price, or in this case for the kind of compensation in time he had on offer, immediately. He was a man of means.
Sylvia notes that he recently hired EXTRA security, which probably means he has a few guys of his own, who likely haven't worked with the other X guys he hired, even if all of the rest came together, that's 2 groups of guys who don't know the other group. If the security company has groups that work in 4's to make sure they're a cohesive team that work well together, and he had to settle for hiring 2 groups of 4's who each work together, that's 4 guys who haven't worked with the other group of 4 guys who he hired, as well as the 4 guys from his personal security.
So what you're saying is that he's either too incompetent himself to hire competent security guys, or that the guys he hired are incompetent. Because what it comes down to is you're saying one or the other. Because even if he were hiring extra guys it's pretty incompetent that his main security team isn't properly managing the extras and would allow a stealth guard to masquerade as one of them anyway you slice it.
And really, your point of them NOT being incompetent is moot because when Sylvia walked in and one of the guards turned and aimed his gun at her, ALL of the other guys also turned around and pointed their guns at her. If they were a competent cohesive group that regularly works together as a 12 man team, they would likely cover him from all angles instead of focusing all of their attention on a single suspect who obviously wanted to get their attention. It doesn't matter whether or not he would have hired the best because of his wealth, based on their reaction to a single person (who happened to be his daughter) they clearly weren't very good.
There's also the fact that their boss should have briefed them on the fact that all of the extra security was to protect him from TWO people. So seeing one person as a potential threat would likely mean that at least one other person may be somewhere else in the general vicinity posing a threat to his life, and they should be looking out for that.
Yup. Which is what I've said if you've followed the thread. Either he's incompetent for hiring an incompetent security team to protect his life, or the high priced team he assembled happened to be incompetent. Both are inconceivable given the circumstances. Wealth should be able to buy the best team money could buy. He, being in the business of hoarding time, should be able to get a good referral on the best team he could hire to protect his life. Any way you slice it, it's a plot hole.
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