Arbitrary searches

"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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On I used to "Seig Heil" as I walked past the entrance Nazi at Costco,
much to the chagrin of Jo. She wasn't too pleased with my, "What the
hell was the point of that!" comment on walking by the exit Nazi when
he/she stroked through her receipt either.

Make a fuss or it'll get worse.



Peter

Peter, you made your way over to Chez Marijane yet?

Op --I hear it's SMOKIN'!--

"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

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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"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.

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:37:17 -0600, "Wolfgang" wrote:
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.

My only experience is with the aforementioned CompUSA Exit Nazis. They would
check the receipt against whatever was in the store's bag.

I had always presumed this was to discourage theft by customers, but it never
really made sense as the rentacop would stand literally within 10 feet of the
checkout counters, on the other side of glass doors. He couldn't miss the fact
that you were in line at the cashier.

So it makes some sense that the purpose was actually to guard against some
insider theft scam. Of course, that they'd stop me to catch their own peeps
only ****es me off even more...

/daytripper (Righteously Indignant)

"daytripper"
So it makes some sense that the purpose was actually to guard against some
insider theft scam. Of course, that they'd stop me to catch their own
peeps
only ****es me off even more...

/daytripper (Righteously Indignant)
IJ--was surprised to learn how many problems stores with insider theft.

Local Wall Mart opened and had to replace 30% of their insider cashiers
within a month. They were not scanning some items or changing prices to
benefit their friends. Now the store has mounted small cameras above each
cash register to help eliminate this problem.
Perhaps we should be ****ed off with our citizenry.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:01:02 GMT, "Joe McIntosh"
wrote:


"daytripper"
So it makes some sense that the purpose was actually to guard against some
insider theft scam. Of course, that they'd stop me to catch their own
peeps
only ****es me off even more...

/daytripper (Righteously Indignant)
IJ--was surprised to learn how many problems stores with insider theft.

Local Wall Mart opened and had to replace 30% of their insider cashiers
within a month. They were not scanning some items or changing prices to
benefit their friends. Now the store has mounted small cameras above each
cash register to help eliminate this problem.
Perhaps we should be ****ed off with our citizenry.


What sort of example have the elites set?



Peter

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Joe McIntosh wrote:

Local Wall Mart opened and had to replace 30% of their insider cashiers
within a month. They were not scanning some items or changing prices to
benefit their friends. Now the store has mounted small cameras above each
cash register to help eliminate this problem.
Perhaps we should be ****ed off with our citizenry.

This problem could be solved with those radio-frequency-emitting
microchips that are apparently going to start finding their way into all
consumer merchandise (among other things) over the next few years. Done
right, the manufacturer, shipper, and retailer could use the things for
supply chain management, but they would be turned off permanently when
scanned at the register. Any that weren't disabled would set off an
alarm at the exit of the store (and could even be traced afterward).

Trick, of course, is being sure the "turned off permanently" bit is
enforced.

JR

Wayne Harrison wrote:

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"...

You reckon business will be much harmed now that violation of privacy has
gone from being against the law to BEING the law?

JR
--sure hopin' Mr Ashcroft has more interesting panties to sniff than
ROFF's

"JR" wrote

more interesting panties to sniff than
ROFF's

in my view, the most lamentable shortcoming of our group...

yfitons
wayno (any recommendations for alternative forums?)

You reckon business will be much harmed now that violation of privacy has
gone from being against the law to BEING the law?
JR
--sure hopin' Mr Ashcroft has more interesting panties to sniff than ROFF's

I'd bet most people will simply roll over and allow their purchases and any
backpacks or handbags they carried into the store to be searched. We've
loudly walked out of various stores that demanded to search or quarantine,
upon entry, Gloria's backpack carried in lieu of a purse. I will no longer
shop at those stores which demand to check my purchases upon exit.

Between the holiday shopping madness and the intrusion upon my privacy, I
won't be visiting any stores except grocery stores until after the New Year.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
Drowning flies to Darkstar

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