Las Vegas...Hotels to avoid like the plague! Consumer alert!

Over the past couple of years, I have sampled a few of the Hotels in Las Vegas, with surprising results

Some, though cheaply-priced, turned out to be surprisingly comfortable (with a host of great amenities worth shouting about), while others were dogs to be avoided like the plague!

With that in mind, and the upcoming long week-end on the horizon, here is a list of the rip-off establishments that warranted a consumer alert!

As Roy Rogers would say:

"Happy Trails to you!"

LAS VEGAS HOTELS
(Patronage not recommded)

The Golden Nugget
El Cortez Hotel
The Sahara Hotel
The Gold Spike
Hooters
Circus Circus
Harrah's Hotels

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San Francisco...trigger-happy security guards upset residents!

Recently, some San Francisco residents have been up-in-arms over hired security guards who patrol the downtown streets - sporting a uniform similar to one worn by the San Francisco Police Department - and packing a gun.

Because the cocky cop look-a-likes have no police training - or formal knowledge of the law (especially in respect to Civil Rights) - concerned individuals have been rallying to end their rein of cowboy-style justice in the Bay area.

Though some local shop-keepers have supported their presence in the neighborhood - after all, SF Police Officers are not capable of taking on the task of copper-on-the spot 24/7 in the mean streets of the downtown city core - others lament that without proper training they are a disaster waiting to happen.

Indeed, in recent weeks, one resident was fatally shot by a security guard who many thought was trigger happy and out-of-line.

Personally, I have found that rent-a-cops - and security guards - are not qualified to carry a gun or function in a capacity as citizen protectors.

In fact, I have written articles in the past on security guards at - Safeway, Pavilions, and Ralph’s - underscoring their lack of judgment, tendency to bully individuals and overstep their authority, and so-forth-and-so on.

When you consider that the large percentage of these guards are uneducated and lack the intelligence to act responsibly in the setting they’ve been hired to inhabit as local super hero, it’s obvious that the public at large is at risk.

Indeed, many of the guards are flunkies.

They couldn’t pass the police exam, or land a post as a Sheriff, so they took the job that was the next best thing.
If the truth be known, many of these losers probably have psychological problems to boot.

For example, they may have been pushed around when they were kids.

Or, a handful of them may be impotent.

So, a - uniform, badge and gun - are used to bolster their manhood.

That is a dangerous proposition from the get-go.

I agree that the cop wannabees should hang up their monkey suits and turn in their guns.

Until they do, no Citizen will be safe or free of harassment on the streets of  San Francisco.
 
 
 

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Walmart...security guard harasses customers in parking lot @ Nellis location! Las Vegas turn-off...

Customers were somewhat annoyed this afternoon when they stepped out of Walmart after a bout grocery shopping, and encountered an overjealous security guard buzzing around the parking lot as if he was in hot pursuit of America's most wanted.

As harried patrons attempted to maneuver their bags into their vehicles - and likewise - effect a quick exit out of the scorging  heat wave that descended on the desert oasis in recent days - the gung-ho dude in the monkey suit - proceeded to give them the hairy eye-ball (during short quick drive-bys non-stop) which ultimately made them feel like hunted criminals.

What a slap in the face when you consider the shoppers just spent a bundle of hard-earned cash at the retail giant's Nellis location in North Las Vegas.

The guard in question was either balmy from being in the sun too long, or just maybe, has an IQ of about 2 and sh** for brains.

I expect the former applies in this instant situation.

Surely, Walmart can afford to hire quality staff with an ounce of intelligence and sound judgment instead of the bozo who imagines he has a big swinging dick between his legs (and a gun to back it up) which entitles him to bully innocent shoppers.

Shame on Walmart!

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Las Vegas...blood-smeared towel subtle message from mob?

My stomach turned when I strode into the bathroom this morning to take a shower and I spied a towel neatly folded on the rack with blood smears on it!

Eugh!

Was this an ominous warning from the "mob" to take caution when criticizing the methods of the goons who man security at a handful of the Hotels around Las Vegas?

Post: 01/13/09

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/01/las-vegas-boundnot-fitzgerald-hotel.html

Just maybe, it was simply an oversight on the part of a maid with poor vision?

Or, in the final analysis, a sign that quality control is pretty much non-existent at the Hotel that was once famous for introducing poker to the glitzy Vegas strip?

If I saunter back to my suite later and find a horse's head nestled snugly between the sheets, I expect that will be the tip off, eh?

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Las Vegas bound...not! Fitzgerald Hotel Casino security guards harass guests...

On the heels of a program the Tourism bureau launched to rustle up travel to "Las Vegas", security guards at Fitzgerald's Hotel Casino have managed to sabotage the promotion by engaging in reprehensible conduct that is scaring travellers away!

Sources have reported that unsavory-looking security guards have been following slot-players around the gambling floor at whim - and on occasion have not only demanded I.D. - but unlawfully detained the unsuspecting victims in the process.

And, more often than not, the victims have been treated in a rude and insulting manner by these "pigs".

When complaints were made to Hotel Management, employees at Fitzgerald's Casino showed little remorse for the reprehensible conduct, which has angered a number of regular visitors to the city.

One irate gambler noted that when he was stopped - singled out, if you like - the shake-down gave onlookers the impression that he was some kind of criminal, or at a minimum, that he had engaged in some-kind-of wrongful conduct which resulted in unwarranted harassment at the hands of the bonehead guards.

Obviously, these losers are rejects from the police academy with psychological problems, who swear by a badge and a gun to assert their manhood.

Dudes, a gun is no substitute for a long stiff di**.

Get therapy, quick!

When calls were put into Hotel management to register complaints, staff at Fitzgerald's tried to toss the blame on the security company.

But, the truth of the matter is, the Casino is responsible because they hired the wild cavalier rent-a-cops without proper screening.

And now, there will be hell to pay.

Notwithstanding, because Fitzgerald's Casino is private property - staff are under the mistaken impression that a guest's rights are left at the door along with the U.S. Constitution and the law of the land - the Bill of rights.

In fact, when I put in a call to a Manager - "Stacy" - she shrugged off the complaint issues.

She harped it was a silly complaint - in spite of the fact the guest(s) in question were not only stopped and harassed - but demeaned and thoroughly humiliated in front of bystanders witness to the shocking events.

Obviously, the woman is not only ignorant about rights issues, but suffers from a low IQ.

I find it ironic that at a time when City officials are wringing their hands over a dramatic loss of business in sin city in recent months - that employees at Fitzgerald's are hastening the exodus from the desert by touting heinous conduct that is not only wrongful - but flies in the face of the right of an individual to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

Vegas bound?

Not until the Fitzgerald - and other Hotels who engage in similar reprehensible conduct - change a barbaric policy that can no longer be tolerated in a civilized community.

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Blackwater...5 security guards indicted after 17 Iraqis dead!

Late Thursday, prosecutors secured an indictment against 5 security guards (a 6th defendant is still negotiating a plea bargain) arising from a shooting which took place in Baghdad in September (2007) which left 17 Iraqis dead.

On the heels of that shocking incident, an anti-American battle cry went up around the country, and has not subsided as of yet.

Six guards have been under investigation since a squadron of armed Blackwater "private" contractors (Government issue!) open fire in a busy intersection .

Although the Blackwater employees alleged they were ambushed in the streets, witnesses testified that the shooting was unprovoked.

I reported on this incident in a post last fall.

Post: 10/24/2007

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2007/10/blackwatertrigger-happy-security-for.html

The indictment was placed under seal until it could be made public.

Although the exact charges were not revealed, it is expected that the guards will surrender as early as Monday, to face the allegations.