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Originally Posted by octothorp
Yeah, and he probably calls LEGO bricks, Legos.
Agreed that the policy should be posted. Beyond that, I wouldn't want to enter into a discussion on the behaviour of the security guard and manager without hearing their side of it. Just from personal experience, people who are vociferous about demanding public apologies sometimes have a conflict-driven personality that has more than a little to do with the situation escalating. Not saying that's the case here, just that I wouldn't rule it out without knowing the guy personally or hearing the other side. Some people are just looking for a situation like this to overreact to.
*Ahem*
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According to the father:
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The store manager then said, “For child safety reasons, we don’t allow children under 12 to be unattended in the store.” I asked what safety scenario made the Lego Store so unsafe that an 11.5 year old needed a chaperone. He then replied “If I have to explain THAT to you, then you shouldn’t be a parent.”...
The security guard then piped in and started making a claim that child abductions from the mall were a frequent event – which is a lie. I cut him off and asked “how many child abductions have taken place here in the mall?” The security guard then said to me, “if you don’t see how leaving your child alone in a store is dangerous, then you are a bad parent.”
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Sure, we only have his version of the conversation. But if that is what the manager and security guard said, it should be publicly ridiculed and denounced. The hysteria and fear-mongering around child safety has had a toxic effect on our society. And it has been allowed to run unchecked because sensible, rational people have remained silent.