Well, that&#x27;s usually what happens in 3rd world countries.<p>Private Security is an extremely established service in countries such as mine (Uruguay), and even bigger in others like Brazil.<p>One link mentions 4 million security guards in Brazil alone (compared to less than a million policemen).<p>Other links speak of 1.5 million of legally registered security guards.<p>Compare to 600.000 security guards for the entirety of Europe.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opendemocracy.net&#x2F;opensecurity&#x2F;flavie-halais&#x2F;spectacle-and-surveillance-in-brazil" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.opendemocracy.net&#x2F;opensecurity&#x2F;flavie-halais&#x2F;spe...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oas.org&#x2F;dsp&#x2F;documentos&#x2F;Publicaciones&#x2F;PUBLIC%20SECURITY-%20URBAN%20CENTERS.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oas.org&#x2F;dsp&#x2F;documentos&#x2F;Publicaciones&#x2F;PUBLIC%20SE...</a>