Rights Violation or a Complete Jerk?

[Archon_Wing]

Such deterrents are there for penny-pinchers and corporate entities, nothing more. They put such measures in place to say they have something, and again for the psychological effect (both on the customer AND the company's employees). I highly doubt anyone who actually has any REAL experience in retail believes in the effectiveness of such measures, therefore it's highly unlikely such policies will change unless they are challenged in the very way this gentleman is doing.

Yep, but I really don't know how to get people to stop doing bad business.

However, I will defend the purpose of his actions, and his right to execute them within the confines of the law.

Yes. I still think he is a douchebag/ass/whatever. However, that in itself is not illegal. The cop's actions were clearly wrong if the account is accurate.

but then again, one could say the same about a certain ethnic group and their choice on where to sit on a bus.

I was actually thinking about that when replying to your last post. Certainly that was a case where a boycott accomplished much?;)

Think about it for a minute, and tell me if there's really a difference between the two. Not the whole grand picture of civil rights, just the events that sparked such movement and change. Personally, I don't see much of a difference, even if one has a far greater-reaching effect than the other.

I wouldn't know about that. But I will think about it for a minute.

So my official answer to the thread title: Both