ishtvan222
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
I discovered a way to activate the locking wheels on shopping carts at walmart. I biked down there at started waving my device near the wheels and they locked up. I went around the parking lot trying different carts at different distances. Shorty a lady came out, and this is what I remember of the conversation:
"What exactly are you doing?"
"Playing with the shopping carts"
"How are you doing that show me what you have."
"Just this mp3 player"
"Do you want me to call the police?"
"I feel like I should go home."
I then turned around and biked about 5 feet.
"Is this illegal?"
"Of course its illegal, are you going home or do you want me to take you inside?"
"Do you have the right to take me inside?"
"Do you have the right to lock up the shopping carts, why would you do that?"
"Why would you put locking wheels on them?"
"Go home or Im calling the police."
Then I left the parking lot, and came back in a couple minutes.
After I circled around the parking lot a couple times on my bike, I saw the lady come out of the store with some big buff guy. He yelled at me to stop and I slowly biked toward him. Then he started running towards me and I tried to turn around to leave, but he grabbed my bike and wouldnt let me leave. He demanded that I show him what I had in my backpack. I asked who he was and he said that he was the Manager of LP security. I demanded that he let go of my bike but he didnt. I showed him that all I had was a mp3 player and a coil of wire. I tried to pull my bike away and told him to let go. He didnt and asked me if he wanted me to call the police. He asked me why I was locking the carts up and I said its because I have nothing to do and no job. I asked him if he wanted to give me a job. I then started to make a show so that people would notice this guy grabbing my bike, I began to yell let go of my bike, somebody help me. Before he let go he said that if I do it again he would call the police. I said well good because then they will come here and arrest you or something. At this point a crowd was gathering and I asked someone for help. Then he let go of my bike and I got out of there.
Were my civil rights violated since I asked him multiple times to let go of my bike and he didnt? What course of action should I take? I dont want to sue or anything I just want this to be brought to then attention of the managers there.
I discovered a way to activate the locking wheels on shopping carts at walmart. I biked down there at started waving my device near the wheels and they locked up. I went around the parking lot trying different carts at different distances. Shorty a lady came out, and this is what I remember of the conversation:
"What exactly are you doing?"
"Playing with the shopping carts"
"How are you doing that show me what you have."
"Just this mp3 player"
"Do you want me to call the police?"
"I feel like I should go home."
I then turned around and biked about 5 feet.
"Is this illegal?"
"Of course its illegal, are you going home or do you want me to take you inside?"
"Do you have the right to take me inside?"
"Do you have the right to lock up the shopping carts, why would you do that?"
"Why would you put locking wheels on them?"
"Go home or Im calling the police."
Then I left the parking lot, and came back in a couple minutes.
After I circled around the parking lot a couple times on my bike, I saw the lady come out of the store with some big buff guy. He yelled at me to stop and I slowly biked toward him. Then he started running towards me and I tried to turn around to leave, but he grabbed my bike and wouldnt let me leave. He demanded that I show him what I had in my backpack. I asked who he was and he said that he was the Manager of LP security. I demanded that he let go of my bike but he didnt. I showed him that all I had was a mp3 player and a coil of wire. I tried to pull my bike away and told him to let go. He didnt and asked me if he wanted me to call the police. He asked me why I was locking the carts up and I said its because I have nothing to do and no job. I asked him if he wanted to give me a job. I then started to make a show so that people would notice this guy grabbing my bike, I began to yell let go of my bike, somebody help me. Before he let go he said that if I do it again he would call the police. I said well good because then they will come here and arrest you or something. At this point a crowd was gathering and I asked someone for help. Then he let go of my bike and I got out of there.
Were my civil rights violated since I asked him multiple times to let go of my bike and he didnt? What course of action should I take? I dont want to sue or anything I just want this to be brought to then attention of the managers there.