Thursday, May 4, 2006
Eighty People Dress in Blue Polo Shirts, Wreak Havoc at Best Buy
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 01:00 PM
"The idea for this mission was submitted by a stranger via email. Agent Slavinsky wrote in to suggest I get either a large group of people in blue polo shirts and khakis to enter a Best Buy or a group in red polo shirts and khakis to enter a Target. Wearing clothing almost identical to the store's uniform, the agents would not claim to work at the store but would be friendly and helpful if anyone had a question. There aren't any Targets in Manhattan, so I decided to go with the two-story Best Buy on 23rd Street. I staked out the Best Buy a few times leading up to the mission. I wanted to figure out the exact shade of blue they used for their uniforms. One detail I noticed is that all employees wore belts and black shoes. I figured it would be against policy to film in the store, so any cameras we used would have to be somewhat hidden. In addition cameras could also be "hidden" in plain sight by using Best Buy's demo cameras to document the mission. All we would have to do is bring in blank tapes and memory cards to insert in their own video and still cameras."
If you've ever been asked "do you work here?", you'll really appreciate this one. Gotta love it. This was my favorite part: "...at one point [the cops] said that they would be writing both Agent Shafer and I summons for trespassing. Fortunately, Agent Shafer knew the law and kept turning the officer's statements back on themselves: "I'm not trespassing until you ask me to leave. No one has asked me to leave yet." "Are you disobeying a lawful order?" "Are you asking me to leave?""
If you've ever been asked "do you work here?", you'll really appreciate this one. Gotta love it. This was my favorite part: "...at one point [the cops] said that they would be writing both Agent Shafer and I summons for trespassing. Fortunately, Agent Shafer knew the law and kept turning the officer's statements back on themselves: "I'm not trespassing until you ask me to leave. No one has asked me to leave yet." "Are you disobeying a lawful order?" "Are you asking me to leave?""
