Man Wins Partial Victory In Circuit City Arrest

JeremyDuffy writes "Michael Righi, the man who was arrested at Circuit City for failing to show his reciept/driver's license, has fought a moral battle against the city for almost a month now. The case has already been settled and he emerged victorious... sort of. It turns out that he's already spent almost $7500 and would have kept fighting them too, but because his family would have been dragged into it, he was forced to take a deal. They've expunged his record and dropped all charges, but he had to give up his right to sue the city to do it."

Comments

Being anal

[jshriverWVU]

Ok, I can understand wanting to fight for your rights, but come on. This whole thing could have been avoided had he just showed his receipt. He must have a lot of time on his hands if he can pick small fights like this just to make a statement.

To each their own I guess, but sounds like a waste of time to me and snobbish.

Re:Q: Why not cooperate? A: Because I am free.

[Cornflake917]

We have given the police special powers, because it is necessary for them to do their job. I realize it is a very hard and thankless job; it does not pay well, and is often looked upon with scorn. But, that is something which must be accepted when a person chooses to become a police officer. Along with that, there must come an added level of responsibility to use the powers granted by the people, in an appropriate fashion. Any abuse of those powers, no matter how slight, must be punished. If it's a hard and thankless job and it doesn't pay well, Who the hell is going to take jobs like these? It would only be people who couldn't work any where else. Do we want to give these people power and authority? You can't just underpay cops, punish them at any hint of wrong doing, and expect to have qualified individuals protecting and serving. Why don't you just admit that you don't like and don't want cops. That's all fine and dandy, you just better be ready for a society without police officers (make sure you buy a nice gun, and know how to use it).

Patrick Henry said it best:
I know not what course others make take, but as for me: give me Liberty, or give me death. Do I have to remind people we are talking about a guy who refused to show his receipt and identification? This isn't the American Revolutionary War. Nor is this part of some civil right movement. Give me a fucking break.

Re:Can you imagine...

[Lord Ender]

Wow. Now you are comparing it to Jim Crow. Just wow.

If I own a shop, you don't have any fundamental human rights to shop there. If I only allow people to shop in my store on the condition that they allow me to check their bags, we are both within our rights to accept or refuse those conditions.

The fact that you can't see this really worries me. Mutually-agreed upon business arrangements that have nothing to do with discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexuality, etc. are not civil rights issues. They are private contract issues.

What's your next comparison? Saying that bars with dress codes are similar to Nazi Germany?