Reply #8: Time to write to B&N -- not boycott [View All]

[mcscajun]

I wouldn't be rushing to boycott B&N over this incident...


...first of all, they are a blue company.

Second, if you read the story, this is more about Santorum's people and the shady business of using Delaware State Troopers as private security guards, and one such Trooper overstepping his authority and his role.

excerpt from the story:

Aviola says it is not uncommon for Delaware state troopers, in their official capacity, to work for private contractors, who later reimburse the state.

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When I contacted the Wilmington Barnes & Noble store and asked for a manager, someone named Pam came on the phone, said “No Comment,” wouldn’t give her last name, and hung up.

At Barnes & Noble’s headquarters, Mary Ellen Keating, senior vice president for corporate communications and public affairs, gave this account.

“I spoke to the assistant manager, and what she told me was that the store management was not consulted on how the situation was managed,” she says. “A state policeman, without consulting management, removed these students from the store.”

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It's certainly worth writing to your local B&N and copying the Corporate HQ with your concerns, but boycott (which is what you're saying when you suggest 'if all of us lefties left them') is a big leap for a company that's generally on our side.