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Dog-faced pony soldier
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: A Rock Surrounded by a Whole lot of Water
Posts: 34,187
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I swear politicians just put that word "reasonable" in all over the law books to keep their buddies gainfully employed obfuscating the real intentions for years to come. It's maddening.
There is NOTHING reasonable about assuming that a kid walking across campus with his dad drinking a soda is engaged in criminal activity. A simple "good evening" walking by would have been appropriate. Detaining you was not.
Many years ago I worked security at the former Foxboro Stadium (now Gillette). An old-timer gave me some very good advice: simply make eye contact with people as they enter your section - particularly any that give you a "vibe". Nothing aggressive, just simply look them in the eye and say "good evening" as they pass. You know what? It worked. It cut down on a lot of the shennanigans and B.S. It was a way of politely saying to them "I know you're here, and now you know I'm here and I'm keeping an eye on things, so behave, have a good time and enjoy the game/show/whatever".
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