I protected politicians and presidents. It used to be easier to tell who the bad guy was

AI Summary

A former close-protection officer reflects on how perceptions of criminal threats have changed, recalling a time when danger seemed easier to identify. The account contrasts overtly armed criminals with people who may appear ordinary in public.

Crime wore a balaclava and carried a gun, it didn’t dress in civvies in broad daylight while driving down the main street of Wangaratta.