This audit brings us to the busy streets of this coastal town, where I wound up documenting from the (closed to vehicular traffic) public street & public sidewalk just outside this jewelry store celebrating their 95th anniversary. Almost immediately the store security approached where I was standing out in the street getting up close & personal wanting to know why I was documenting the store. He was going to the worst case scenario assuming I was casing the place to potentially rob it. I continued documenting as he retreated inside to speak with the owners/management. A representative from the shop came out wanting to know why I was documenting & I explained that I got a text message regarding the store's 95th anniversary (Thanks to an anonymous viewer) & informed him that he could use it as an opportunity to promote the store . The store rep also went to the worst case scenario about casing the establishment. Eventually security did call police. Two officers eventually showed up on scene , with one of the officers attempting to explain how they treat these types of calls as a potential threat of robbery using an analogy of , If it looks like a duck & quacks like a duck We have to treat it like a duck. The security seemed to tuck his tail after the officers explained that I was within my rights to document out in the public space, as the security guard was talking to a passerby after police left, telling him that I was doing something with the First Amendment, Seems that there was a learning experience for the security & store employees today .
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22 сен 2024
