Today, I got stopped at the bank by security for carrying a weapon and threatened to call the police. I had to prove my “metal stick” was not a weapon. I am partially paralyzed in one of my feet and have to walk with a cane. FML
I agree, your life sucks (21334) - you totally deserved it (738)
On 11/03/2009 at 2:49pm - misc - by Anonymous (man) - United States (Texas)
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third!
this isnt so bad but still stinks lol
#1 - On 11/03/2009 at 5:05pm by firebird94
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how is this an FML? so you had to talk to security boohoo. get a more cane-like cane
#5 - On 11/03/2009 at 5:13pm by Anonanimal
house would be able to write a FML that insults anybody who reads it and makes him look cooler than anyone
#13 said the truth. That post is all you need to read. And poor you not-house-but-the-original-poster.
They do make canes here that can shoot a bullet. A metal cane would raise an eyebrow here in Texas. You should use a nice harmless-looking wooden cane to get around. . . and then bludgeon the security guard when he's not looking. Just for giving you shit.
write a letter to corporate expressing how unhappy you are with their security staffs harassment of you regarding your disability.
i dont know if this is actually true...but if it is then it still isnt really fml worthy. i mean it sucks....but not a big deal..sorry.. :(
#24 - On 11/03/2009 at 7:07pm by okayidontcare96
Sucks. People don't really expect young people to be carrying around canes so I can understand the suspicion, but no need for hassling!
sue their a$$..and for everyone who thinks its normal ur lives must suck
#32 - On 11/03/2009 at 8:53pm by MylifeROXX
DUDE YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE USE THAT LINE TO ROB BANKS? THEY JUST HAD TO MAKE SURE. CHILL
#33 - On 11/03/2009 at 9:07pm by myepic_fail
you assholes that think lawsuits are the answer to everything are turning the planet into a shit hole.
@21 How is this a lawsuit?
OP- Talk to the manager and have them put a note on your account.. and if they give you a hard time find a new bank.
If you have a valid Concealed Weapon Permit it is perfectly legal to carry a weapon into a bank. I suspect there is more to this story than what you've written, because a bank's security guard would not hassle you for simply having a weapon. Brandishing it yes, threatening with it yes, but simply having it no.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/crime_records/chl/tchlaws0102.pdf
Q: Where can I not take my handgun?
A: Handguns and other weapons can not be carried at schools or on
school buses, at polling places, in courts and court offices, at racetracks
and at secured airport areas. The law also specifically prohibits
handguns from businesses where alcohol is sold if more than half of
their revenue is from the sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption,
and from locations where high school, college or professional sporting
events are taking place. You may not carry handguns in hospitals or
nursing homes, amusement parks, places of worship or at government
meetings if signs are posted prohibiting them. Businesses also may
post signs prohibiting handguns on their premises based on criminal
trespass laws.
(Notice banks are not mentioned.)
You do realize that you are quoting either a federal law or a state specific law? Try using that defense in Illinois. States still have the individual right to ban concealed weapons pretty much wherever they want, or everywhere.
#48 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:02am by MaddogTotten
It was perdix that claimed Texas, but your point makes mores sense to me know.
It IS pretty much a free for all there
"but your honor, he looked at me cross ways".
#58 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:29am by MaddogTotten
How the hell do you not recognize a cane? I mean seriously. Even more so, how do you not recognize a person who needs a cane? If your foot is paralyzed then you will definalty have a some sort of limp going on
#44 - On 11/04/2009 at 12:36am by alwaysalady
Apparently, intelligence wasn't a prerequisite for the job. It's just a simple misunderstanding though. They didn't sick the PD on you before you could explain it, they only threatened to do so. FML material this is not. Having a disability sucks though.
#46 - On 11/04/2009 at 1:40am by blastvortex
Wopz. My bad. I used a comma instead of a semicolon. FML must be getting to me....
#47 - On 11/04/2009 at 1:44am by blastvortex
When robbing a bank, how exactly would it be beneficial to have your weapon concealed? Once you are inside if no one knows you have something it really isn't going to help you accomplish your goals.
To quote Dr. Strangelove "Why would you have a doomsday device and not tell anyone?"
#49 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:06am by MaddogTotten
Not totally FML but been partly disabled myself I can see how much is sucks, and with all the other ppl around looking and whispering, its really sucks :(
You should let him call the cops, and then he'd have to say sorry for harrasing you, infront of all those people, and even get a slap on the hand from the bank ;)
People with canes being treated as robbers (or terrorists) and a bunch of asshats instinctively reacting by yelling lawsuit. Man, I love seeing these stories from Yankeeland - "only in America"! Hahahaha!
YDI!!
The handicapped, or whatever P.C. soft-wipe term they prefer this week, always cry, 'We want to be treated like everyone else'. But when it happens, it's all, 'Oh poor, poor me, can't you see I'm different. How dare you treat me like THIS.'
Congrats, dude, your life is average!!! Security is high everywhere. It's a pain for all of us. You got stopped, and it sounds like you didn't cooperate... that's why YDI.
Aaaaaannnnd that's why the security guard IS a security guard. Clearly he's not the sharpest tool in the shed. If this happened to me, I would withdraw all my money and shut down the account so I could transfer to a bank that didn't have dipshits for employees.
And yeah, just avoid the lawsuit stuff--it's a waste of time, and I don't think the bank really owes you any compensation in this case. Just stop doing business with them altogether.
