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frylock

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24. yes, police often work as security guards..

Reply to datasuspect (Reply #23)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:35 PM

Dec 2012

however, that is not what the article stated. it explicitly says "...police — who were providing security at the store’s request..." not off-duty police officers working for a private security agency.

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New Hampshire police Taser Chinese woman who tried to buy too many iPhones. [View all] still_one Dec 2012 OP

so apple does not like selling too many phones to one person? How weird is that. CBGLuthier Dec 2012 #1

What bothers me is that police felt compelled to use a taser. There is something rotten here, and still_one Dec 2012 #3

Me too sandyshoes17 Dec 2012 #5

Even if that is so, I find it quite difficult that they felt they needed mace to do it /nt still_one Dec 2012 #6

It sounds like they were leftynyc Dec 2012 #12

Have the police never heard of Google translate? It would have been easy to type it in and DaniDubois Dec 2012 #27

Seems the store understood her fine when she bought the first 2 phones. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #29

just another state to which I will never go. nt MrYikes Dec 2012 #2

Unfortunately the list is getting larger /nt still_one Dec 2012 #4

A two hundred dollar IPhone, costs around eight hundred in China siligut Dec 2012 #7

and that was my only point, macing her was not only unnecessary but maybe racial still_one Dec 2012 #8

Why is it illegal? You pay what it costs. It's yours. mainer Dec 2012 #17

Maybe Samsung has a big say in the matter? siligut Dec 2012 #26

What did the manager of the Apple Store tell her? jsr Dec 2012 #9

Don't know, but was mace necessary? still_one Dec 2012 #10

I want to know why Apple called the cops on her jsr Dec 2012 #11

good points still_one Dec 2012 #14

article said that police were there at Apple's request lapislzi Dec 2012 #19

Public cops, protecting private profits leftstreet Dec 2012 #31

Oh, I get it all right. lapislzi Dec 2012 #32

taser HiPointDem Dec 2012 #35

Barbaric. forestpath Dec 2012 #13

Huh? lapislzi Dec 2012 #15

She had ordered two more iPhones online and came to store to pick them up mainer Dec 2012 #16

iphones are part of the problem datasuspect Dec 2012 #18

No, the problem here is that Occulus Dec 2012 #20

in a police state, yes datasuspect Dec 2012 #22

why are police providing security at the apple store?! frylock Dec 2012 #21

lots of cops take side jobs datasuspect Dec 2012 #23

yes, police often work as security guards.. frylock Dec 2012 #24

apple's got it like that? datasuspect Dec 2012 #25

Is there a large sign in the store SheilaT Dec 2012 #28

Tasers were supposed to be alternatives to shooting criminal suspects, NOT for petty misdemeanors GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #30

Evil november3rd Dec 2012 #33

Disgusting police behavior Neutrino_603 Dec 2012 #34

Looks like I won't be going back to New England's suburbian Grand Cayman anytime soon. (NT) Heywood J Dec 2012 #36