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[Magnus <magnus AT trilug.org>]

Shea Tisdale wrote:
> This tactic of treating normal customers as potential thieves until proven
> otherwise is affectionately referred to as "The Final Indignity" by many
> shoppers of the Fry's chain.
>
> I've always thought they had no right either.  


I actually picked up the tip from Dave Champion, host of the American 
Radio broadcast at http://americanradioshow.us/

It's mostly a political podcast, unaffiliated with any party but with a 
distinctively libertarian/constitutionalist tone.

He had given this advice to his listeners some time ago and as a direct 
result of this, a listener had a confrontation with Best Buy and the 
police resulting in Best Buy dropping their security goon bag checker 
policy.  Unlike my confrontation, this poor fellow was physically 
detained until the police arrived.  The police ended up scratching their 
heads, calling for help up the chain of command, and finally advising 
the Best Buy manager that HE, not the SHOPPER, was in the wrong.  Rather 
than press charges against the manager, the fellow pushed this issue 
with Best Buy corporate management and eventually killed their bad 
anti-customer security policy.

If Fry's is really that bad, their customers should do the same thing.