The other day I was at Ross in Pearland looking for some summer shirts that work well for CC and other things. After I made my purchase I was stopped by store security.
I was being accused of shoplifting. The "security guard" in front of God and everybody demanded I raise my shirt and show him what was under it. As I was carrying I was not going to do it. I told him I would be more than happy to do so but not in the public area of the store. He got on his radio and a moment latter he said the the police where on the way.
After about 20 minutes the LEO showed up. The guard told the LEO I was a shoplifter. We are still standing in front of the registers. LEO comes to me and asks for my ID so I give him both and tell him I am armed. Told him I had offered to raise my shirt to the guard but only in a non public area of the store.
We walked back to the office area of the store. I raised my shirt, the guard says "He has a gun, I want him arrested", LEO asked about the lack 30.06 signage. The guard said he did not care and once again demanded that I be arrested.
This is where the LEO earns his CUDO, not only did he ream that guard every which way but Sunday, but told the guard the next time a customer said that they would not raise their shirt in the public part of the store you could bet they are armed and he needed to apologize to me in public.
On my way our of the store I stopped at the register and got my $250+ back from my purchases while the guard got on the PA and apologized.
Will never go back to that Ross again.
I was being accused of shoplifting. The "security guard" in front of God and everybody demanded I raise my shirt and show him what was under it. As I was carrying I was not going to do it. I told him I would be more than happy to do so but not in the public area of the store. He got on his radio and a moment latter he said the the police where on the way.
After about 20 minutes the LEO showed up. The guard told the LEO I was a shoplifter. We are still standing in front of the registers. LEO comes to me and asks for my ID so I give him both and tell him I am armed. Told him I had offered to raise my shirt to the guard but only in a non public area of the store.
We walked back to the office area of the store. I raised my shirt, the guard says "He has a gun, I want him arrested", LEO asked about the lack 30.06 signage. The guard said he did not care and once again demanded that I be arrested.
This is where the LEO earns his CUDO, not only did he ream that guard every which way but Sunday, but told the guard the next time a customer said that they would not raise their shirt in the public part of the store you could bet they are armed and he needed to apologize to me in public.
On my way our of the store I stopped at the register and got my $250+ back from my purchases while the guard got on the PA and apologized.
Will never go back to that Ross again.