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?
RM, your advise above seemed solid.
Nice try.
Similar incident happened to me. I informed the closest employee who attempted to find the guy. She finally got security involved and all they did was follow the guy out of the building to make sure he left. While waiting in line I spoke to the woman in front of me and she said he tried to grab her while exposing himself. I was shocked at the lack of action.
I went home and told my husband what had happened. He called the store manager and let loose. There were threats of lawsuit because I was not safe shopping in their store. The manager pulled the tapes and contacted the local police. Police caught him t he next day, back in WalMart trying the same routine as the day before.
If any men live in your area, they should've "taken care" of the freak.
You made an absurd and totally indefensible claim and then challenged me when I countered your false statement. The joke is on you.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.