[Otter]

As a gun owner I chose not to do business with companies and organizations that support gun control, that's my right, isn't it?
I stopped buying Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Levis' jeans, and other products from companies on "The List."
We live in a country where we have the freedom to select what we want to spend our money on or not spend our money on. We have the freedom to say what's on our mind and disagree with other peoples' opinions. It's part of what makes this country of ours great. I don't have to like your opinion, but I'll fight to the death to preserve your right to express it.
When I walked out of a convenience store because I didn't want to do business with the people from Pakistan they called the police on me. If I have the choice I'd rather spend my money at Joe's because I know him, instead of Abdule Jazeer who followed me around the store and asked me six times what I was looking for. I wanted something to nibble on to hold me until lunch, if I knew what I would have said so, but I browsed until he p!$$ed me off and I said, "Why don't you leave me the fu@& alone for thirty seconds?" At which time I returned the bottle of Sprite to the cooler and walked out. As I was leaving he asked, "What's the problem?" I replied, "No problem, I'll just take my business down the street to a store that's locally owned and operated." After all I was only about ten miles from Joes' store and even though I was hungry I would survive another fifteen minutes on what I have stored around my middle. But the police had to have a few words with me in the parking lot while I contemplate what condiment goes best with the vinyl head rest.
"Hate crime is the first English these people learn when they get here." LEO tells me, "Why don't you go in and buy something just to keep the peace?"
"Fu...Why should I ?" I replied. "I wouldn't p!$$ on him if he was burning! If you're not charging me with something, I have a date with a cheeseburger!"
By now I want to use my red strobes to get to the diner.
So it's okay to exercise your rights as long as you don't hurt someones' feelings. Too bad, being "politically correct" isn't my strong point.

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

[Dale]

Glad you didn't buckle under and go back in to patronize the ones that expect us to make them rich.

I used to praise myself for being tolerant. Heck...that's what society and the government wanted and, in fact, I had to keep my job and pension.

Boy did I kneel down before the politically enlightend break-neck gods.

Now...I'm rapidly growing very short minded on the things everyone tells me I should accept because it's the right thing to do.

Bull crap!

That's ALL I'm saying about it at this point.

[toolman]

Shame on you Otter! You should have just walked back in there and gave the nice man all of your money and begged for his forgiveness and promised to never shop anywhere else again! BTW, did you burn his store down before you left?

[Big Dog]

Eventually the time comes for all good men to step fully into their Curmudgeonliness, and kick Political Correctness square in the 'nads.

Quote:       Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

Did Ruger more than support the AWB? Say it ain't so! http://web.archive.org/web/200302172...-papabill.html

so what about Ruger ?

[rebel727]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Logansdad

so what about Ruger ?

Well he did. I think he got scared and jumped too far too fast, but he had his reasons. After all money comes first.

[Rave]

Bastids! :nod:

[Apollyon67]

don't forget No tighty whiteys from Hanes and that Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee's anti-gun stance.
I am with you on this Otter. Glad you stood your ground.

[Thrawn]

Quote:      

"Hate crime is the first English these people learn when they get here." LEO tells me, "Why don't you go in and buy something just to keep the peace?"

Well if we're sooo mean and nasty maybe he should go back to Idontgivearatsazzkatan where it's obviously a much more peacful and polite country.

[lefty o]

somebody shoulda told the cop to go sit & spin for harrassing a law abiding citizen.

Quote:       Originally Posted by lefty o

somebody shoulda told the cop to go sit & spin for harrassing a law abiding citizen.

that never ends well

[Uncle Red]

"The day is upon us, when the West will have to decide which it values more: granting... rights and tolerance to those who wish to destroy us, or the survival of Western civilization." -Tony Blankley The West's Last Chance


-UR

Quote:       Originally Posted by Uncle Red

granting... rights

Rights Inviolable by Government or by Others

7. Neither government nor any Individuals--acting singly, or in groups, or in organizations--could possibly possess any "just power" (to use again the significant term of the Declaration) to violate any Individual's God-given, unalienable rights or the supporting rights. No government can abolish or destroy--nor can it rightfully, or constitutionally, violate--Man's God-given rights. Government cannot justly interfere with Man's deserved enjoyment of any of these rights. No public official, nor all such officials combined, could possibly have any such power morally. Government can, to be sure, unjustly and unconstitutionally interfere by force with the deserved enjoyment of Man's unalienable rights. It is, however, completely powerless to abolish or destroy them. It is in defense of these rights of all Individuals, in last analysis, that the self-governing people--acting in accordance with, and in support of, the Constitution--oppose any and all violators, whether public officials or usurpers, or others (par. 9 below).


http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/Am...stick/pr3.html

[BattleRifleG3]

Did you say anything other than to leave you alone? If you didn't use any race related terminology, it is absolutely absurd for them to jump on the race crying bandwagon.
A police officer told you to go inside and buy something? Talk about abusing the position of a law enforcement officer. Sheesh, if the guy was actually offended and not just complaining opportunistically, he wouldn't want the person to be in the store anyway.

[NorCalAshnjikov]

Ha ha, this is not the humor forum, admins? unbelieveable

[Hank Springer]

I'm responding with the trust that everything occured exactly as it is written here.
I have to side with Otter here. That door works both ways and he has every right to walk out.
I personall feel that the officer used bad judgement suggesting that you buy anything. That's not necessary in order to keep the peace.
I'm afraid I'd be more likely to have a word with the little man in the store for calling a cop when the only problem that existed was in his own head.
When you address the cop in a situation like this remember that he came to help someone.

[Sniper[MI]]

Sometimes a loud and sincere STFU is the way to keep peace. The way to keep peace is to walk away. If you don't like a store, or people within for any reason, you can leave, as you did. "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" is a sign we have all seen in many establishments. Well guess what, "I reserve the right to reject busineses of my choice for any reason" should be on a card we all hand out at will.

On the devils advocate side, I have been is several such places round the land where the people are probably just trying to be helpful and do not take the leave me alone browser well. But no matter what, calling the law was over the top and tips the hand of the store worker. It sounds like you pegged him well......

[Otter]

Good thing he didn't have an AK47 under the front counter. I suppose I have Sarah Brady to thank for that. He may have followed me outside and shot me for leaving with my wallet.

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."

[Uncle Red]

I remember when shops offered "Coustomer Service" as part of the shopping experience. I'm sad to say that I haven't experienced that in a long time. -UR

[Apollyon67]

UR I know a few places that still offer it in this neck o' the woods. Come on down, I'd be glad to introduce you to them. As for the idea that you can't decide where you want to purchase products, its just absurd. Sounds like socialism to me.