[BC] Station Rules compliance (AOL Webmail)

[Robert Meuser]

WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 02/26/2007 08:14:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, Robertm at broadcast.net writes:
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>>That is twisted logic. If a store has a loss prevention program inside 
>>their house, they can do what they want when they want. You're in their house 
>>so it is their rules. If they demanded a full strip search of every patron 
>>and felt that the business could sustain that, so be it. What you propose is 
>>going into someone else's house and imposing your rules. That does not play 
>>well with many people. If the FCC wanted your advice as to how to run their 
>>agency, they would hire you. You would have a nice big GS rated salary, 
>>fabulous benefits and almost complete immunity from termination.
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>It is not twisted logic at all. Shoplifting is *illegal* and is punishable by Law. The Police are called and the person is arrested. A Law has been broken, and a penalty will be exacted. Nothing "twisted" at all. That's the facts, Jack. ;)
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The police are called after the fact and if the documentation is 
inadequate, the shoplifter goes free or maybe gets a warning. A savvy 
merchant will handle things internally. The police are about as useless 
as the FCC and in both cases you bring more grief to yourself.

>If I witness a burglary at my neighbor's home, I am *obligated* to call the Police... even though it isn't *my* property. I would also hope that my neighbors would return that courtesy. 
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Gee, my house was broken into a few times. The Police were ineffective 
in the first cases. When my neighbors finally caught the guy (I was out 
of town) they beat the crap out of him and dragged his bloodied ass down 
the street to where he lived and dumped him on the porch. No Police were 
involved, no court time wasted the problem finally was solved permanently.

R