Posted on 08/24/2007 10:17:50 PM PDT by RightFighter
I was walking through Wal-Mart this evening with my 9-year old son picking up some groceries. When we were all done, we went to the magazine section just prior to checking out. While I was standing there, I saw a young man of about 25-30 years old walking toward the register next to the magazines. Something struck me as odd, and I finally realized that it was his pants - they were down around his mid-thigh, so that his boxer shorts were fully exposed.
The next thing I noticed, and I will forever rue the day that I saw this, was that his boxer shorts were wide open in the front. I'll leave the rest up to your imaginations, since, sadly, it was a reality for me.
I am not normally the type to complain about things, but I felt this was necessary, so I went to the Customer Service counter and told the girl about what I saw. She looked at me with wide eyes, and promptly did NOTHING.
I then went out the door, and I stopped and told the greeter at the door that there was this situation and that I'd told the customer service girl and she had done nothing. The greeter told me that it was probably because Wal-Mart's policy doesn't allow employees to say anything to a customer that the customer might deem offensive. I said, "But this man is exposing himself in your store. That is against the law. It's not a matter of insulting him - you should be having him arrested."
I got the wide-eyed look again and more of the inaction the customer service girl gave me.
Then, in the parking lot, I saw a police officer. I tried to flag her down, but she drove right by me.
The question is, what more should I / could I have done?
Bonus Question: What fact is this narrative leaving out that you are just begging for?
Never stop being outraged.
Because if you ever do, its finally over.
Kick the kid in the nuts.
You should point at him and start laughing.
If I could access a phone, I’d have called the police. But shock and frustration can make us all lose our train of thought :)
Was it one of our famous immigrants doing the job Americans won’t touch with a pole?
LOL! But anyone doing that in a store right in public might go all insane on your a**!
I’d be tempted to point, laugh and make a comment that included the word ‘small’. But I’d be more likely to duck around the corner, grab my cell, and call 911.
No, no, he wasn’t an immigrant.
Gross! I wouldn’t want him to put anything back, only heaven knows what someone might catch!
I would definitely go back and emphatically complain to someone higher up the chain, tell them they won’t get my money if this is what they allow (including the neglectful attitude of the workers there), and explain to them that the first time one of these perverts even looked at my child in their store, they’d be getting the pants sued off of them. I wouldn’t sue, but they don’t need to know that!
My face is burning!!!
I got flashed once while in the car in front of the 7-11.
I never laughed so much in my life. He ran away when he didn’t see the reaction he wanted.
The next thing I noticed, and I will forever rue the day that I saw this, was that his boxer shorts were wide open in the front.
Oh come on. This is the latest fashion trend for certain segments of the population. He just took it to the next level.
Look on the bright side. Maybe he was wizzing on Chinese products. It was a Wal-Mart, after all.
(Yeah, this is a sick story. If I started on an outrage rant, though, I'd get too worked up.)
Wal Mart sells scissors, apply appropriately
May I also add, wal mart employees at least lower tier, are encouraged NOT to engage folks doing offensive behavior but instead to send for a manager, due to legal implications.
...you were what the perv was looking for...someone to shock...you were, he got his jollies. Most likely you’ll see him again in the store...THIS TIME....fine a manager....insist the security camera’s watch him specifically....(which they can and should do)...then make sure they call the cops when he starts playing “hide Mr Winkie” for lady customers.
Read up on it. You have the right to make a citizen’s arrest. If the kid doesn’t comply, you can probably put him on the ground and hold him until K-Mart officials go crazy trying to figure out which customer should not be offended most...
Eventually the cops will arrive and this pervert WILL be booked for indecent exposure. It’s a very serious crime. The kid will have to register as a sex-offender. That’s something nobody wants on their record. It will follow him the rest of his life, unless this too can get exponged when he’s 21.
I doubt it can, but I’m not sure.
I’m serious about reading up on this, or perhaps talking to an officer in your town. Tell him what happened and what someone suggested. See if he agrees or can give you a better suggestion. Perhaps he’ll just fill you in on exactly what procedure to follow if you do go the Citizen’s arrest route.
Good luck.
I can understand them not engaging the guy, but they couldn’t even call a male supervisor or something?
I know this is a fashion trend - but I’d never seen it to this extreme.
I felt like asking him if his mother knows he dresses like that, but I wasn’t sure that he wouldn’t go all gangster on me and pop a cap in my a$$.
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