If you are on Face Book, I am sure you have read about the account of a Father taking a picture of his child eating ice cream. There are no other children in the photos, and a security guard apparently tried to enforce a no photo policy that Braehead has. I myself have never heard of or seen documentation of this policy, but in this age of paranoia i believe it may exist.
Here is my question. Not, did the security guard (rent-a-cop) over react, of course he did. Not were the police hostile, of course they were. But my main question was, was the real concern over the child? No one seemed to question the child came and left with the parent. The gestapo tactics used i would think were more appropriate for a child abduction. Then, if the authorities were over zealous, better to err on the side of caution.
Now, because we have no idea what rent-a-cop told the police was going on, that could explain some of the hostility as the cop tried to figure out the facts. And the Father could have deleted the photos as asked. But what kind of nation would ask a parent to delete a moment between Father and child? We seem not able to stop truly evil children s pics, but eating ice cream? my golly people are we all going cuckoo?
SO anyway, as far as I can tell there were about 20,ooo FB likes on this issue so far. It is less than 3 months till Christmas. If Braehead is that hostile, there are plenty other places to shop, and for this Christmas I intend to. This is just too silly. Braehead at the very least owes this man a huge apology (the customer is always right!) and perhaps ice cream for a year to the child. One cone a week to restore public faith that Braehead is not just some money-grubbing super conglomerate who forgot for a moment the simple joys of taking a break from shopping to rest and get an ice cream.
Bad on ya, Braehead, shame shame shame.
Blessings.
Here is my question. Not, did the security guard (rent-a-cop) over react, of course he did. Not were the police hostile, of course they were. But my main question was, was the real concern over the child? No one seemed to question the child came and left with the parent. The gestapo tactics used i would think were more appropriate for a child abduction. Then, if the authorities were over zealous, better to err on the side of caution.
Now, because we have no idea what rent-a-cop told the police was going on, that could explain some of the hostility as the cop tried to figure out the facts. And the Father could have deleted the photos as asked. But what kind of nation would ask a parent to delete a moment between Father and child? We seem not able to stop truly evil children s pics, but eating ice cream? my golly people are we all going cuckoo?
SO anyway, as far as I can tell there were about 20,ooo FB likes on this issue so far. It is less than 3 months till Christmas. If Braehead is that hostile, there are plenty other places to shop, and for this Christmas I intend to. This is just too silly. Braehead at the very least owes this man a huge apology (the customer is always right!) and perhaps ice cream for a year to the child. One cone a week to restore public faith that Braehead is not just some money-grubbing super conglomerate who forgot for a moment the simple joys of taking a break from shopping to rest and get an ice cream.
Bad on ya, Braehead, shame shame shame.
Blessings.
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