Reply #21: For crying out loud

[Dreamer Tatum]

Would you like a list of reasons why private malls don't like videotapers?


1. Child predators scope out malls for prey. Videotaping helps them find places to hide and exit.
2. People congregate at malls. The next Klebold/Type production would benefit from knowing where entries and exits are, where the food court is, and so on.
3. It costs money to design, build, and populate a mall. Competitors can learn a lot about how to put it all together by getting it on tape.
4. Malls may be held liable for invasion of privacy of patrons. Conversely, if you're there shooting something you're going to market, they will want a piece or will want to clear it. Imagine video of Mall X being used in the commission of a crime, or in something that would essentially libel it.

And as for the fear that investors might see an empty mall...ummmmmm...anyone with money to invest does a shitload better due diligence than trawling the Net for videos of empty malls.