A Florida woman called out a shopping plaza security guard after allegedly catching him threatening two children during a confrontation. The woman questioned why an adult would threaten to physically hurt minors, but the guard reportedly refused to take responsibility for his behavior and even appeared to dismiss her concerns.
TikTok user @lalawright2, who goes by Lala, shared a video of the incident, showing the security guard seemingly arguing with two boys outside a shopping plaza. One of the children can be heard confronting the guard about allegedly threatening to “kick their [expletive].” Lala then steps in and asks the man why he would speak that way to someone else’s children.
The guard apparently refuses to explain himself, insisting that the boys started the confrontation. She reminds him that he is an adult dealing with minors and should know better than to threaten them. “It doesn’t matter. You’re an adult. They’re children,” she asserted, to which the guard reportedly responded, “So what?”
He apparently wasn’t even sorry
The exchange continues as the guard attempts to defend himself, arguing that he isn’t physically hurting the children at that moment. Lala, however, maintains that threatening minors is unacceptable regardless of whether he actually intends to follow through.
As she walked away, she can be heard telling him not to threaten children with physical violence, particularly given the racial dynamics she believes are involved. According to one of the boys, the security guard had been watching them while they were inside Ross Dress for Less before the confrontation occurred.
The backlash grew when people claiming to be related to the children joined the discussion. A TikTok commenter identifying herself as the mother of the boy wearing a black shirt wrote, “I’m about to make it his birthday,” seemingly expressing her anger toward the security guard.
She later claimed that she went looking for him but couldn’t find him and planned to return the following day. Another commenter, Quantavia, claimed to be the other boy’s aunt and also expressed her intention to confront the guard. She reportedly described him as a “toy cop on a power trip.”
Despite their uniforms and responsibility for maintaining order on private property, security guards are not police officers. According to a handbook by Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, licensed security personnel do not receive additional authority to use physical force simply because of their occupation. Their ability to use force is generally governed by the same laws that apply to ordinary citizens.
Published: Nov 11, 2026 06:00 pm