I got this article from slashdot. It's about a young man who shops at a Circuit City here in the Cleveland area, specifically Brooklyn (a Circuit City that I've been in myself) and the crap he has to go through because he chose not to confrom to the store's made-up law regarding having his bag and receipt checked upon exiting the store. Just this morning, I spent 100 bucks at Best Buy, but the doorman didn't bother me as I exited.
I haven't stepped into a Circuit City since the days they were trying to push their DRM music and movies, but what's more interesting is that the arresting officer took the side of the store, and didn't handle the situation as diplomatically as he could have, then still charged the young man after seeing that no crime had been committed. I could see the store manager having a point if the alarms went off, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
5 years ago
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It was his little sisters birthday - a small family reunion etc. Not the time - not the place.
The guy was being a dick. Show them the contents of the bag and the receipt and little sister doesn't have to live with a horrible memory forever. Some people are so bent on preserving their so called civil liberties that they are down right annoying.
I don't know much about Circuit City, we don't have them here - but we do have big chain stores like it and quite frankly I would gladly show my purchases and receipt, however I have never been asked - ever. Being a mother of three I do quite a bit of shopping. Maybe this guy was not only acting like a dick - maybe he also looked like one.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an article on this incident on Thursday's front page.
Their "so called" civil liberties?
If I forcibly restrain you from leaving my residence then we're deep into Rick James felony territory. When he traded cash for items at the counter the bag and its contents became his.
The cop looked through his bag and then handed it to the store manager. Do you really want vendors as pseudo civil authorities? The guy was right and still went to jail for crossing Circuit City's f***ed up policy of treating customers like thieves.
You may not care about this guy's attempt to clarity our rights but I guarantee if you sit on your thumbs long enough things will erode to a point where you start.
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