LOUIS BURKE | Culture | Contact
Halfway through his first shift as a bouncer in the Betoota French
Quarter, big unit Jackson Henare (30) is beginning to wonder
exactly where the line is when it comes to managing intoxicated
members of the public.
Taking some time off from his ten-year stints as the guy on the
worksite who has to answer all the questions about New Zealand,
Henare decided to pick up some work as a bouncer after learning he
fit the criteria of being a massive guy that drunkards still want
to punch for some reason.
Working the door at club Phriction, Henare officially has no idea
where to draw the line when dealing with the crowds of people that
are getting progressively more munted as the night goes
on.
“I had to shove a guy before,” stated Henare as he checked an ID he
was pretty sure was fake.
“I told a guy to fuck off earlier and he just accepted it
hey?”
Testing his power, Henare decided to deny entry to people who were
perfectly sober and told a person who provided a learner license
for ID that they should get their shit together.
When the gave him lip he just struck him with open hands until the kid couldn’t stand anymore.
“Is this legal? How am I allowed to do this?”
Wanting to give his co-worker a shift to remember, fellow bouncer
Jarome Park (38) decided to initiate Henare by bouncing a fella
from the VIP room and taking his feature.
Park then proceeded to kick in a toilet cubicle in order to bust a
couple for doing bags, only to discover alone patron taking a shit.
Following Park’s lead, Henare stood over the man and threatened to
piss between his legs if he told anyone what they had just
done.
“He’s told me to keep a lookout for anyone who is straight enough
to use an ATM but drunk enough to not remember. I think I know what
he’s planning but I don’t get how this helps people enjoy their
night.”
More to come.
