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[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 150 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I would just unplug the camera and computer. Every day. Even if I wasn't buying anything.

Fuck this business.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago
[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 11 points 3 months ago
[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 54 points 3 months ago

Because a person 8000 miles away can't wipe down anything so the place has to be dirty

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Because you don't want to leave fingerprints behind when you unplug something on camera.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago
[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Oh sorry, I didn’t mean you, not-so-secret agent man

[-] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

It's not illegal to unplug something

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Actually, it could be. That could be considered vandalism (you're intentionally making unauthorized modifications to equipment to prevent it from working as expected) which is illegal.

But this is New York, so who knows if they would even enforce that.

[-] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They can just plug it back in. It'll be ok.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Oh, I guess if you can just plug it back in, that just invalidates the downtime that was caused or data being lost.

Being able to undo vandalism doesn't make it suddenly not vandalism.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It’s not vandalism. Vandalism is destruction of property (physically destroying it). Unplugging something that was designed to be unplugged is absolutely not vandalism.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

No, at worst, it would be criminal mischief. Criminal mischief with $0 in property damage…

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 0 points 3 months ago

So people can just unplug cables at data centers because it's "$0 property damage criminal mischief"?

Come on, their lawyers would (successfully) argue that they experienced loss of revenue for any amount of time their remote cashier system was not connected and operational...

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

No, “people” cannot even enter a data center without walking through multiple security man traps and providing identification that gets kept at the desk while inside. A data center is not a sandwich shop.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You’re significantly overestimating the police response to a non-vandalism.

Edit: In nyc, they don’t even finger print for an actual vandalism…

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago

They use fingerprints for murder cases, not camera unplugging cases.

Also, this lady now has a job and you’re talking about ruining her job.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I want to upvote the first half of this and downvote the second half.

[-] sunzu@kbin.run 2 points 3 months ago

Man wtf is this shit jfc..

[-] Khrux@ttrpg.network 1 points 3 months ago

I'd presume they have a few cashiers from the Philippines but at least one person managing the store.

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