What Were They Thinking?

I had a curious piece of information fall into my lap this week. It would seem that the Walmart in Jefferson City, Missouri has found a way to circumvent the Constitution. How handy is that? I am sure that BO would love to hear some more about that-but wait- he already did, didn't he? That pesky little matter of being a natural born citizen, but who am I to quibble? But back to Walmart's latest indiscretion- It would seem that on 26 July 2007 a fellow and his girlfriend were walking around their friendly neighborhood Walmart when someone from Valor Security with a badge # 52 approached them. He warned them about taking pictures of children and said that "If you don't have any money to buy anything, you need to leave the property." Someone also sent out a description of the two and tagged a warning on it that they may be trying to stalk small children. Two small problems with Barney Fife's report: One, the couple didn't even have a camera with them- making it hard to take pictures, no? and Two: when did it become against the law to kill time by walking around a Walmart? Half the people in one at any given time are just killing time until they can do what ever it is that they need to do. But Back to Barney and his crack team at Valor Security. The Gentleman who wrote this was mostly angry about the potential damage to his reputation. People who aren't child molesters get pretty angry when they are accused of it, and rightly so. The letter that his friend wrote to Walmart has remained unanswered, much like the phone calls that I have made to the company regarding this matter. What I don't understand - or rather- one of the things I don't understand is where they get these people? Wouldn't you think that someone in the security field would have some slight idea of procedure? Walmart won't even let an associate approach a shoplifter caught in the act, but they will let some two bit rent a cop harass the very people who support the company? My new friend said that he hasn't been in a Walmart since the incident in July of 2007 and has no plans to ever go into one again. Can you blame him? So, if you decide to go shopping at the Retail Headquarters for Paranoia, make sure that you don't look at/notice or stand near any small children. You'll thank me later.