[TriLUG] security goons at TigerDirect in Raleigh: "No, thanks!"

[Andrew Perrin]

On Thu, 31 May 2007, Magnus wrote:

> [snip]...
> patriot/libertarian/constitutionalist kind of talk show.
>
> ...
> I'm personally tired of my civil liberties being whittled away.  I'm
> going to start taking them back.
>

I hesitate to get involved here, but I must point out that I find it 
amusing that libertarians are upset about private businesses' decisions as 
to how to carry out security on their grounds. I have no patience with 
libertarianism myself, as it seems absurdly simplistic to me. But if 
that's your cup of tea, I don't see any way to reconcile it with 
prohibiting Best Buy, Tiger Direct, etc., from doing security however they 
feel like doing it. I would expect a libertarian's response to be "well, 
don't shop there if you don't like it."

Andy


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