Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License

ematz · #1 09-06-2007, 10:17 PM

Michael Righi

Cliff Notes:
Man makes purchase at Circuit City, refuses to show security guard his bag and is detained. Man calls cops, proves he wasn't a shoplifter but refuses to show cop his driver's license (only gives his name) and is arrested.

Slashdot discussion

Hopey · #2 09-06-2007, 10:33 PM

A bunch of posters will now reply calling this guy a "douchebag" for not showing his receipt to the store employee, and will tell us that the guy "deserved what happened to him".

SixT4 · #3 09-07-2007, 05:56 PM

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A bunch of posters will now reply calling this guy a "douchebag" for not showing his receipt to the store employee, and will tell us that the guy "deserved what happened to him".

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That sheep is seriously cute.

ps27 · #4 09-06-2007, 10:33 PM

A stubborn idiot, that is all wanted to prove a point and did, congrats guy.

onthebutton · #5 09-06-2007, 10:35 PM

OP sucks.

Good story though---there are several similar to this one (one at TigerDirect) where the police actually showed up and took the customer's side, leading to termination of the employee that tried to detain the customer.

mason55 · #6 09-06-2007, 10:35 PM

yeah this reminds me of that costco thread where people were talking about how you don't actually have to show them your receipt.

4 High · #7 09-06-2007, 11:18 PM

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yeah this reminds me of that costco thread where people were talking about how you don't actually have to show them your receipt.

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I think Costco is a little different as you sign a contract that states they may check your bag and receipt as you leave.

mbillie1 · #8 09-06-2007, 11:19 PM

Yeah who needs that constitution anyway? Some of you make me sick.

miajag · #9 09-06-2007, 11:26 PM

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Has anyone said it wasn't a wrongful arrest?

FlyWf · #10 09-06-2007, 11:26 PM

LFS said it right, though. This guy is 100% right, the store and cop are 100% in the wrong. But he's clearly a massive, massive tool who is incredibly impressed with himself for not being a sheep like everyone else. It's a Thoreauesque act of civil disobedience there.

Instead of showing his bag and going on about his day he made a little stand and inconvenienced the hell out of a whole bunch of people.