"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
om...

"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
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Is anyone bothered by stores that automatically
search your purchases on the way out the exit ?


oh, god, i don't know where to start. my entire professional life, for
more
than 30 years, has been involved with the astonishing array of violations
of
privacy by the government and the "private sector"...

yfitons
wayno

This is news to me and, on reviewing the thread thus far, I'm unclear on
just how far these searches go. Do they simply ask to see the contents of
whatever bag they think your purchases from their store are in, or do they
go further.....say, searching ALL bags or even a pat down? In any case,
it's a pernicious practice, but there are degrees of effrontery.

I just checked with Becky....she'd never heard of this bull**** either.
Evidently there isn't much of it going on here.....yet. But then, we've got
some neighborhoods that fall somewhat short of genteel. If searching
customers becomes routine, it's just a matter of time till some zealous
rentacop or assistant manager falls prey to the urge to lay on hands and
THEN somebody is going to draw back a bloody stump.

Wolfgang
oh, and if anybody is wondering about the source of inspiration for this
latest assault on the u.s. constitution......well, let's just say that
seeking redress by addressing complaints to the current chief pig nazi in
d.c. isn't likely to produce salutary results.