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Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« on: September 11, 2011, 12:39:38 PM »
NPR, on 7 Sept, had an extended story on private security and the Feds running roughshod over people apparently for little other reason than that they could enjoy the exercise of petty power.

I haven't vetted it thoroughly, but this should link to a transcript: 

http://m.npr.org/news/front/140234451

A little search on the NPR site should produce the audio I heard.
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2011, 01:34:58 PM »
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"We are definitely the No. 1 attraction in Minnesota, one of the biggest attractions in the United States," she says. "So the government officials have asked us always, since 9/11, to be on the watch."
Well, aren't we just full of ourselves!

Professional Mall Ninjas, nothing more. I was unaware that Gecko45 had family.

There used to be a guy running around my hometown thinking he was Steve McGarrett from Hawaii 5 O.

He would pop in front of folks, flash the badge, and say "McGarrett, 5-O."

He carried a plastic badge in a case. He was nuts, and was eventually institutionalized.

Same with these Mall Clowns.
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2011, 01:40:35 PM »
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Hey, if you come up with a kewlninja acronym, you can get all sorts of right-stomping authoritah.
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2011, 05:13:52 PM »
If we don't illegally detain people, destroy their personal property (like cameras and cell phones), and keep secret files on them for years and years, the terr'rists win.  [barf]

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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2011, 07:32:13 PM »
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Hey, if you come up with a kewlninja acronym,

OK - here is mine:

Definitely
Oppressive
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2011, 08:47:04 PM »
Quote from: Jamie B on September 11, 2011, 07:32:13 PM
OK - here is mine:

Definitely
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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 08:48:59 PM »
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 08:50:04 PM »
Quote from: Jamie B on September 11, 2011, 07:32:13 PM
OK - here is mine:

Definitely
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Haven't
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Quote from: Doggy Daddy on September 11, 2011, 08:47:04 PM
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I see what you did there.
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2011, 09:07:31 PM »
Being better acquainted with mall management than I'd prefer, I was with them until they began harassing the videographer. When we have people taking photo/video of our property, security tells them to leave. And that's it. Interrogation, detention? Unless he was caught in flagrante, you don't pay mall cops enough for that.

If the guy won't leave? Well, there's a reason why local PD monitors our security channel.
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2011, 09:09:59 PM »
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I see what you did there.
Impressive, isn't he!  =D
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2011, 09:12:19 PM »
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2011, 10:33:21 PM »
Quote from: Jamie B on September 11, 2011, 09:09:59 PM
Impressive, isn't he!  =D

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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2011, 10:47:22 PM »
Swarm, swarm! I had forgotten that! Quite appropriate on many levels.
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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2011, 09:29:40 AM »
"Do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?"

"Ummm... tell you what.  Let's do it the hard way and my lawyer will end up with one-third of your assets and I'll own the other two-thirds."

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Re: Mall of America and others form witch hunting squads.
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2011, 12:50:22 PM »
Quote from: 230RN on September 12, 2011, 09:29:40 AM
"Do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?"

"Ummm... tell you what.  Let's do it the hard way and my lawyer will end up with one-third of your assets and I'll own the other two-thirds."

Terry, 230RN

Lawyer gets one third off the top, then submits bill for expenses and costs which merely coincidentally happen to equal another third, and you get what's left minus taxes.  (Yeah, I know punitive damages are tax free, but your lawyer got you compensation instead. :facepalm:)

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