According to reports, a woman was tasered at an Apple Store in Newton, Massachusetts last week. Xiaojie Li allegedly bought two iPhones last week at the store. Later in the week she went back to purchase two more, looking to buy the smartphones for her family back in China. The Apple Store employees refused to sell her the last two, saying they didn't want the devices going into the black market. ...
Read full articleQuote:That would amount to 0 from Apple, considering the Apple employees did not demand the police to taser her and they have the right to kick her out of the store.
She needs a good lawyer, sue the crap out the store, the police, and Apple for every penny that she can get.
Originally posted by KillerBug:And the cop on TV being Chief Wiggum from the Simpsons
So many things wrong here...Apple is in the wrong for trying to limit what people do with the devices they buy (it isn't Heroin...the only iPhones in the black market are stolen), the police for using a taser where (at most) all they had to do was to each grab her by one arm and walk her to a store that sells Androids, the taser manufacturers for continuing to claim that these do not cause physiological damage in spite of the mountain of research that contradicts this claim, and the woman for trying to give money to Apple (and for not learning any english after 3 years of immersion)!
Originally posted by rking_ad:The police had the right...that is the unfortunate part. Tasers are not safe...better than a bullet, but not safe. Less than lethal should be reserved for cases where lethal would otherwise be required.
The Apple employees had an absolute right not to sell her additional phones. The woman refused to leave. The police were called, she still refused to leave. Then she resisted arrest. The police had every right to taser this person in order to remove her from the store and help restore civility. The woman needs to be evaluated for possible mental disorders.
Originally posted by jookycola:It is wrong for them to do it, but not illegal. Apple is a private corporation, they can be racist if they want to.
Fantastic job of Jeff7630 at being a "Newbie" member and obvious Apple PR ringer. It was racist of the store to assume she was buying and selling them in China. How do they know? She could have bought 2 for her kids and then maybe talked to a sister/brother and found out their kids wanted them too. so went back when she got paid again. Or thought later in the week maybe her and her husband would like them too.
Why? because she is Asian, automatically she's doing something shady? That's racial profiling.
Originally posted by Vato:LoL...calling them morons, and saying they should be charged with racism...and that isn't a crime! Maybe they should also be charged with being supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
she's not too bad looking.... I'd do her :P
But seriously why the F would you need to tasser an innocent woman. Would they do the same to a WHITE person....Probably not. The people in the shop just assumed she would sell it on a black market. Idiots should be charged, also the shop and cops. Make them pay for their crimes. MORONS
Originally posted by Jeff7630:I've been a user and a reader of this site for a long time now. I just never comment too often. After reading your response though I had to log in just to let you know how much of a douchebag you are. Send her back to china huh? That's some real racist shit to say there. Just because she's chinese didn't mean she was putting the phones on a black market and even if she did if she bought the phones with her own money she has the right to do whatever she wants with the damn phones. I hope she sues the Apples out of that store and the police. As for you Jeff7630 how about you take your a** back to england buddy!
Send her back to China. Either follow the rules or face the consequences. If someone did this in china they would be sent to prison or escorted to the airport and deported. I have no sympathy for her. I am so tired of people coming her and then they want to do anything they want and when someone says follow our rules they complain. All companies have rules on the purchase of their products. Apple can set the rules and stop grey market purchases it is their product. Send her back and remove her green card she doesn't deserve one or to be here!!!
Originally posted by dirtyphoe:agree with you there. I'm from Taiwan myself, and I find that comment from Jeff7630 to be really rude. Now, I live here in USA for more than 16 years, so I heard all kind of things regarding to this crap. As for the apple employees, I really like to know who the hell it is and I hope this lady sue the crap out of them. Black market? Black market are for stolen products dumb s**** employees. Enough said, I dislike Apple and I hate arrogant apple employees.
Originally posted by Jeff7630:I've been a user and a reader of this site for a long time now. I just never comment too often. After reading your response though I had to log in just to let you know how much of a douchebag you are. Send her back to china huh? That's some real racist shit to say there. Just because she's chinese didn't mean she was putting the phones on a black market and even if she did if she bought the phones with her own money she has the right to do whatever she wants with the damn phones. I hope she sues the Apples out of that store and the police. As for you Jeff7630 how about you take your a** back to england buddy!
Send her back to China. Either follow the rules or face the consequences. If someone did this in china they would be sent to prison or escorted to the airport and deported. I have no sympathy for her. I am so tired of people coming her and then they want to do anything they want and when someone says follow our rules they complain. All companies have rules on the purchase of their products. Apple can set the rules and stop grey market purchases it is their product. Send her back and remove her green card she doesn't deserve one or to be here!!!
Originally posted by KillerBug:When did I ever say they should charge them for racism!?!?! LMAO at your comment and a BIG FAT ROFL!!!!
Originally posted by Vato:LoL...calling them morons, and saying they should be charged with racism...and that isn't a crime! Maybe they should also be charged with being supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
she's not too bad looking.... I'd do her :P
But seriously why the F would you need to tasser an innocent woman. Would they do the same to a WHITE person....Probably not. The people in the shop just assumed she would sell it on a black market. Idiots should be charged, also the shop and cops. Make them pay for their crimes. MORONS
Originally posted by Hopium:lmao! ain't that the truth
Originally posted by Mysttic:there is no room for sound logic on the internets. :P
Bottom line the law states that Retailers have the right to refuse anyone business at any time for any reason and request any said person to be removed from the premises. The minute she was ask to leave the store, that's where the talking stops and you leave.
Were the Apple employees wrong for doing this? Morally yes, legally no.
So then the police get there to help escort her off the property, from there' it's a question of did they use appropriate force to do so? In this case like many other taser cases, I would say they used excessive force, they could have just restrained her walked her out, set her free and give her a fine. If she assaults the officer then use whatever is considered equal force.
Either way in the court of the law, she's not going to find much sympathy there because she did in fact ignored Apple's request for her to leave. That's when she should have shut up and simply go to another store. I can't say she deserved what happened, but nor is she innocent.
Originally posted by KillerBug:i thought discrimination based on race was illegal.feel free to correct me if im wrong.
Originally posted by Vato:LoL...calling them morons, and saying they should be charged with racism...and that isn't a crime! Maybe they should also be charged with being supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
she's not too bad looking.... I'd do her :P
But seriously why the F would you need to tasser an innocent woman. Would they do the same to a WHITE person....Probably not. The people in the shop just assumed she would sell it on a black market. Idiots should be charged, also the shop and cops. Make them pay for their crimes. MORONS
Originally posted by Vato:what makes you think she would do you?
she's not too bad looking.... I'd do her :P
But seriously why the F would you need to tasser an innocent woman. Would they do the same to a WHITE person....Probably not. The people in the shop just assumed she would sell it on a black market. Idiots should be charged, also the shop and cops. Make them pay for their crimes. MORONS
Originally posted by Mysttic:I don't know of ANY corporation (private or not) that has the right to do whatever they want (as you say "for any reason"). There are numerous laws that prohibit businesses from discrimination based on race, gender, age, ethnicity, etc. Has there been a change in the law? So you are saying that a restaurant (for example) can refuse to serve someone if they are "Black" or "Asian"? Maybe you should tell that to "Denny's" who had to pay out millions in fines even at the "hint" of such behaviour.
Bottom line the law states that Retailers have the right to refuse anyone business at any time for any reason and request any said person to be removed from the premises. The minute she was ask to leave the store, that's where the talking stops and you leave.
Originally posted by aldan:Because so far all the asian woman I have said "let"s do it" have said YES!! and no they were not paid or ugly :)
Originally posted by Vato:what makes you think she would do you?
she's not too bad looking.... I'd do her :P
But seriously why the F would you need to tasser an innocent woman. Would they do the same to a WHITE person....Probably not. The people in the shop just assumed she would sell it on a black market. Idiots should be charged, also the shop and cops. Make them pay for their crimes. MORONS
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