Of ATMs, iPhones... and 9/11?
Found on I Am Shane Becker on Tuesday, 12 May 2009
I walked over and took a picture with my iPhone of them and more interestingly of the open ATM.
The Loomis guys wanted me to give them my ID so they could write a report about me for their bosses because I took the picture of them and the open ATM. The REI security people that had been called in by now wanted the same thing.
That was when Officer GE Abed (#6270) spun me around and put handcuffs on me. They took me out the back door to the loading garage, put me in the back of Seattle Police car #805.
If you are interested, there are tons of pictures of ATM internals available online, like Shane said. Way more more detailed. All this was not about any secrets (yes, the cops indeed brought up 9/11, you've got to give them credits for that), but just an abuse of power. Give people a gun and an uniform and they will start playing "I'm important, do what I say". Even without any police license. Now REI has not only lost one customer, but potentially many, thanks to lots of bad PR. Thank your security guys, REI.