Policing the Big Book Store
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Comment from dave
Time: May 10, 2008, 9:07 pm
I first noticed city police in B&N stores a few weeks ago. Sometimes at the door, and sometimes roaming the stores. I don’t know but I found it weird. Don’t really remember seeing city police in any other stores but I don’t shop all that much. Anyway, I found it odd.
Comment from Lester
Time: May 11, 2008, 5:34 am
Highlights from a little publicized crime and accident report in B and N bookstores 2007:
paper cuts 2,463
collisions while scanning titles 4,031
attempted plagiarism 6,112
latte poisoning 373
unsolicited reading recommendations 2,403
photography without permission 1
Comment from Lester
Time: May 11, 2008, 6:11 am
A bit of anecdotal evidence. I went into B and N the other day looking for a book on how to treat an enlarged prostate, when I noticed that I was being followed by an attractive colleged-aged woman with glasses. She managed to corner me in the self-help section.
“You look like the intellectual type,” she said. “I’ve been looking for this old book about a doctor in England who falls for a hooker, and I can’t remember the title.”
“Of Human Bondage. Somerset Maugham,” I replied, recalling the title and author from a recent episode of Jeopardy.
“That’s it! Thank you so much. Where would I find that?”
One thing led to another and I found myself at a table with her sipping cappucino and disclosing my very personal medical condition, where upon she revealed that she was a physical therapy major at NYU who paid her tuition by doing side jobs. We agreed on a price and were about to leave the store, when a cop suddenly appeared and handcuffed the young lady.
I thank my lucky stars that B and N has the foresight to let the NYPD patrol its aisles.
Comment from dave
Time: May 11, 2008, 8:13 am
Les - that story bears a striking resemblance to how you met your fourth wife.
Comment from Lester
Time: May 11, 2008, 9:57 am
True. If Barnes and Noble had police posted back then, it would have saved me thousands in alimony.
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Comment from Bill
Time: May 10, 2008, 6:10 pm
That’s a lot of heat for a book store.
The pages gold-gilded?